30+ Desserts Sweetened with Maple Syrup

In this round-up of 30+ Maple Syrup Sweetened Desserts you'll discover a collection of desserts that rely solely on maple syrup for their sweetness, from cookies and cakes to no-bake treats. Maple syrup isn’t just for pancakes! It's an incredibly delicious natural sweetener that adds warmth, depth, and a hint of caramel to all kinds of desserts.

Why You'll Love Baking with Maple Syrup

No Refined Sugars: These desserts are free from processed sugar!
Delicious Flavor: Maple syrup’s caramel notes add a delicious flavor to these treats.
Easy-to-Find Ingredient: Maple syrup is a widely available pantry staple!
Ideal for Vegan Diets: Unlike honey, maple syrup is a plant-based sweetener, making it perfect for vegan-friendly desserts.
Nutrient-Rich Sweetness: Along with its delicious flavor, maple syrup contains beneficial minerals like manganese and zinc.

Also, visit this post for 30+ Desserts Sweetened Only with Honey!

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Coffee Panna Cotta -

Coffee panna cotta is quick to make and can be made well in advance. A true no-bake delight, this recipe pairs coffee, cream and chocolate.

Espresso Panna Cotta

Apple Mousse

This easy to make Apple Mousse tastes fresh and delicious with hints of cinnamon and vanilla, and it’s sweetened with only maple syrup!

Cinnamon Apple Mousse

Overhead view of a dessert dish full of lemon mousse with lemon zest garnish on a staged table top.

Whipped Cottage Cheese Lemon Mousse

Whipped Cottage Cheese Lemon Mousse is made with three simple ingredients and makes a high-protein snack as well as a delicious dessert!

Lemon Mousse

Cottage Cheese Lemon Ice Cream

This delicious Cottage Cheese Lemon Ice Cream is the perfect blend of creamy cottage cheese & zesty lemon. And you can prep it ahead of time!

High Protein Lemon Ice Cream

Coconut Flour Oatmeal Cookies

Soft and chewy Coconut Flour Oatmeal Cookies with a great melt-in-your-mouth texture from the coconut flour. Gluten-free and dairy-free.

Naturally Sweet Coconut Flour Cookies

Oat Flour Brownies

Oat Flour Brownies are chocolatey and fudgy and a delicious and healthy alternative to classic brownies that can also be gluten-free!

Oat Flour Brownies

Cut, black bean brownies on parchment paper, focusing on one piece to show texture and peanut butter swirl topping.

Peanut Butter Swirl Black Bean Brownies

Peanut Butter Swirl Black Bean Brownies are fudgy & delicious. Gluten-free, sweetened with only maple syrup.

Black Bean Brownies

Double Chocolate Banana Bread

Easy banana bread for the chocolate lover! Satisfy chocolate cravings (made with chocolate chips) and enjoy banana bread’s famous comfort!

Double Chocolate Banana Bread

Healthy Chocolate Haystack Cookies

These “no bake” chocolate haystack cookies are satisfying, chocolatey and the perfect treat to make when you need a snack in a hurry.

Haystack Cookies

Two pumpkin pie pecan bars stacked on top of each other in front of others on a tabletop.

Pumpkin Bars

Pumpkin Pie Pecan Bars taste exactly like pumpkin pie but with a satisfying crunch of crushed pecans and delicious streusel topping.

Pumpkin Pie Pecan Bars

Cubed maple fudge in a bowl on a staged tabletop.

Maple Fudge Recipe with Real Maple Syrup

Homemade fudge is a joy to make, especially when you only need 3 ingredients. This creamy maple fudge is rich, sweet and so good.

Recipe: Chopnotch

Maple Fudge

A bowl of apple crisp with a spoon in it.

Wholesome Apple Crisp

Using only maple syrup as the sweetener, this Healthy Apple Crisp recipe features perfectly cooked apples between a maple pecan oat crisp.

Recipe: Everyday Pie

Naturally Sweet Apple Crisp

Overhead shot of banana bread with three pieces sliced, on parchment paper on a marble countertop.

Super Moist Banana Date Bread

This Super Moist Banana Date Bread is made with wholesome ingredients and naturally sweetened with just maple syrup and chopped dates.

Recipe: Dwell by Michelle

Banana Date Bread

Two baked pear halves loaded with nuts in an ornate ceramic bowl.

Baked Pears

Snuggle up with this baked pears dessert made with sweet pears, cozy winter spices, maple syrup, and toasted pecans. Top the maple cinnamon baked pears with whipped coconut cream for an incredibly easy and beautiful dessert.

Recipe: Butter and Bliss

Maple Syrup Cinnamon Baked Pears

Lemon Bars

These healthy lemon bars have a buttery shortbread crust made from almond flour, and a luscious lemon filling sweetened with maple syrup.

Recipe: Coconuts and Kettlebells

Maple Sweetened Lemon Bars

Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Rich and decadent vegan chocolate cheesecake made with a date and oat crust. Less than 10 ingredients and entirely vegan and gluten-free. Absolutely delicious and sweetened with dates and a little maple syrup.

Recipe: Living Well with Nic

Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Five bars stacked on top of each other with parchment paper between each bar on a black cutting board.

Healthy Magic Cookie Bars

Healthy magic cookie bars with chocolate, pecans, and coconut. These copy-cat bars are vegan, gluten-free, and naturally sweet with dates and maple syrup.

Recipe: Flora and Vino

Naturally Sweetened Magic Cookie Bars

A piece of lime tart with a lime wedge standing up on it beside halved limes and the rest of the tart nearby.

Creamy Avocado Lime Tart

This lime and avocado tart has a creamy avocado coconut filling with a coconut pecan crust. It’s super easy to make, vegan and gluten-free!

Recipe: Eating Bird Food

Avocado Lime Tart

Two scoops of blueberry frozen yogurt in a small dessert dish with blueberries.

3 Ingredient Blueberry Frozen Yogurt

This blueberry frozen yogurt is made with only three simple ingredients! It’s a refreshing and healthy summer treat that’s super easy to whip up.

Recipe: Eating Bird Food

Blueberry Frozen Yogurt

A bowl brimming with chocolate marshmallows on a pink striped tea towel.

Chocolate Marshmallow Recipe

These Paleo Chocolate Marshmallow recipe is easy to make and so delicious! Only 4 ingredients and the best tasting marshmallows you’ll ever have. Gluten free, dairy free, and maple syrup sweetened.

Recipe: Real Food with Jessica

Homemade Chocolate Marshmallows

Peanut Butter Cookies

These 2 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are so delicious and easy. They take less than 30 minutes and are made without eggs!

Recipe: Little Nonni

2 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Two plated pumpkin panna cottas with nut garnish. A spoon sits with one of them with a spoonful of panna cotta.

Pumpkin Panna Cotta with Maple Syrup

Creamy pumpkin panna cotta with maple syrup evokes the flavors of fall in a simple, elegant dessert. Easy to make and infused with cinnamon!

Recipe: Semi Sweet Bites

Pumpkin Panna Cotta

Six and a half banana muffins with oats sprinkled on top, on a white ceramic plate beside another, on a finished table.

Maple Banana Muffins

These whole wheat, maple-sweetened banana muffins are the best! So fluffy and moist, I bet no one can guess they’re healthy muffins. Easy to make, too.

Recipe: Cookie and Kate

Maple-Sweetened Banana Muffins

Nine molasses oatmeal cookies on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Chewy Molasses Oatmeal Cookies

Thick, chewy, cinnamon and ginger spiced cookies that are the perfect cross between an oatmeal cookie + a molasses cookie!

Recipe: Baked Greens

Chewy Molasses Cookies

Six pumpkin cheesecake cups on a round, wooden cutting board with a spoon sticking out of one of them.

Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Cups

This easy no-bake pumpkin dessert recipe will be a hit at your Thanksgiving table! Made with real pumpkin, Greek yogurt, cream cheese, and maple syrup.

Recipe: Cookie and Kate

Pumpkin Cheesecake Cups

Numerous maple shortbread pieces with a small glass bowl of maple syrup among them on a parchment paper covered cooling rack.

Homemade Maple Shortbread Cookies

Enjoy the comforting warmth of maple while savoring classic Shortbread Cookies. Buttery richness & sweet syrup make delicious treats!

Recipe: Life's Little Sweets

Maple Shortbread Cookies

Four Reese's eggs stacked on top of each other on a cooling rack with a bite taken out of the top most one.

Healthy 4 Ingredient Reese’s Eggs

Healthy Reese’s eggs made with 4 ingredients! These peanut butter eggs are vegan, low carb, gluten free & low sugar for the perfect treat.

Recipe: Ambitious Kitchen

4 Ingredient Reese's Eggs

Overhead view of a slice of pumpkin pie on a white plate with cinnamon garnish and a dollop of whipped cream.

Maple Pumpkin Pie

This maple pumpkin pie recipe -- naturally sweetened with maple syrup, easy to make with everyday ingredients, and full of the classic flavors we all love!

Recipe: Gimme Some Oven

Maple Sweetened Pumpkin Pie

Three vegan Twix bars stacked on top of each other on a white cutting board.

Healthy Peanut Butter Twix Bars

Homemade healthy peanut butter twix bars with a crunchy almond flour shortbread crust and a peanut butter middle! Vegan & gluten free too.

Recipe: Ambitious Kitchen

Gluten Free Twix Bars

a spoon coming out of a glass of maple syrup with syrup pouring back into the glass.

Maple Cream

Discover the magic of Maple Cream – a one-ingredient delight that will blow your mind. A creamy and velvety spread.

Recipe: Healthy Little Peach

One Ingredient Maple Cream

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