They're not kidding...

No joke, this recipe really does make the Absolute Best Pancake Syrup!

Makes: 2 1/2 cups of syrup

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup buttermilk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon corn syrup or honey

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

* buttermilk substitute

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 cup milk (less 1 tbsp)

Directions:

Bring butter, sugar, buttermilk, vanilla extract, corn syrup, and cinnamon to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Once simmering, whisk in baking soda. It will foam up quite a bit; whisk and cook for 5 more minutes or so (till the foam is mostly gone) before removing from heat. Serve warm.

Notes:

If you don't have buttermilk, measure 1 tbsp lemon juice into 1 cup and fill the rest of the way with milk.

The milk will curdle as the mixture boils. Don't worry -- it'll be fine after you whisk it :)

The syrup will thicken as it cools, so make it up before you start cooking your pancakes and it will be perfect by the time you need it :)