15 delightfully sweet treats made with maple syrup

For those who don't necessarily want an overwhelmingly maple-flavoured dessert, these lightly-flavoured sugar cookies will hit the spot.
Recipe: Designeatrepeat.com

This light-coloured brownie variation (blondie equals blond brownie) has white chocolate and is finished with a dangerously good maple-butter sauce that is drizzled over top.
Recipe: Cookiesandcups.com

Love pecan pie? Love butter tarts? Then you'll have to try these pie bars, sweetened with maple syrup and accented with coarse salt.
Recipe: Averiecooks.com

These subtly-spiced doughnuts with a sticky maple glaze are a must-try. If you're not convinced, these oven-baked goodies pack less of a calorie punch than store-bought doughnuts, which are usually fried.
Recipe: Sallysbakingaddiction.com

A great go-to recipe for coffee cake is almost a cottage essential. This recipe uses sour cream to make the pastry moist and fluffy. Hints of pure Canadian maple syrup and cinnamon kick the flavour up a notch.
Recipe: Noshingwiththenolands.com

Because you aren't a true Canadian unless you've thrown some freshly-tapped syrup on a pile of snow, rolled a popsicle stick in it and called it a delicacy.
Recipe: Happyhooligans.ca

The sweetness of maple and the softness of blended cream cheese come together to form these bet-you-can't-eat-just-one mini cakes.
Recipe: Willcookforsmiles.com

Creme brûlée is everyone's favourite dessert to order at a restaurant but no one really likes to take on the challenge themselves. That all changes here with a Canadian-inspired maple recipe (and the purchase of a small hand torch).
Recipe: Hintofvanilla.blogspot.ca

The title alone has us sold. This variation of a peach cobbler infuses bourbon and maple syrup into an already delicious combination of peaches, cinnamon and brown sugar.
Recipe: Hostthetoast.com

Bacon, chocolate and maple syrup for dessert? This must be Canada.
Recipe: Cookiedoughandovenmitt.com

Did you know that it only takes 7 ingredients to make fudge? And that most of the ingredients are probably already sitting in your pantry?
Recipe: Intimateweddings.com

A combination of real maple syrup, butter, sugar and cream makes a sweet, drizzly glaze to accompany those fan-favourite cinnamon rolls.
Recipe: Lovelylittlekitchen.com

Waffles aren't just for breakfast anymore, though these could pass for a super-sugary morning meal. Portable, convenient and packaged in a cute shape, the doughnut waffles can be whipped up in no time.
Recipe: Handletheheat.com

This innovative recipe takes a breakfast food—french toast—and converts it into cupcake form, and proves that it is easier to bring breakfast foods to the dessert section than we ever thought.
Recipe: Bakingdom.com

This unique recipe incorporates a few dessert favourites—pre-packaged cake mix, cinnamon rolls, fresh-baked cookies, streusel and, of course, maple.
Recipe: Thereciperebel.com