Recipes
Peanut Butter Cup Smoothie
INGREDIENTS
handful baby spinach, or two
2 bananas – peeled
2.5 tbsp natural peanut butter
1 ½ tbsp cacao
1 cup maple water
1 cup maple water ice cubes
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
dash of sea salt
DIRECTIONS
Blend all ingredients and enjoy!
Candy Corn Smoothie
INGREDIENTS
Yellow Layer
1 cup maple water
1/4 cup plain coconut based yogurt (or yogurt of choice)
1 frozen banana
1 cup frozen pineapple
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
Orange Layer
1/3 cup maple water
1/3 cup chopped carrots
maple water ice cubes
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup plain coconut based yogurt (or yogurt of choice)
White Layer
1 cup maple water
1 banana
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
maple water ice cubes
1/4 cup plain coconut based yogurt (or yogurt of choice)
DIRECTIONS
Combine all ingredients for each layer separately. Blend separately and layer the yellow on the bottom, then orange, then white. Enjoy!
Maple Water Bread Pudding
INGREDIENTS
DRINKmaple Nut Mylk*
2 cups DRINKmaple Organic Maple Water
1/2 cup raw almonds
Bread Pudding
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted grass-fed ghee or butter + more for greasing pan
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup honey or maple syrup (sweetener optional; sweeten to taste)
Pinch of salt
½ loaf sweet egg bread like challah or brioche, (or our favorite is traditionally made with sourdough since it helps with digestion of gluten) cut into 2-inch cubes (about 5 to 6 cups)
2 eggs, beaten
DIRECTIONS
*For the Nut Mylk:
Blend DRINKmaple Organic Maple Water and almonds until smooth. Set aside.
For the Bread Pudding:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm nut mylk, butter/ghee, vanilla, honey/maple syrup and salt. Continue cooking just until butter melts; cool. Meanwhile, butter a 4-to-6-cup baking dish and fill it with cubed bread.
Add eggs to cooled milk mixture and whisk; pour mixture over bread. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until custard is set but still a little wobbly and edges of bread have browned. Serve warm or at room temperature. Optional toppings: warm maple syrup, powdered sugar, or fresh fruit.
Maple McQueen
INGREDIENTS
1 12-ounce bottle DRINKmaple, divided
1 ounce mezcal (we prefer El Buho)
1 ounce scotch
Dash maple syrup
Dash orange bitters
1 2-inch orange peel
DIRECTIONS
1. Divide 10 ounces DRINKmaple into a large ice cube tray. Freeze until set.
2. Place 1 big DRINKmaple ice cube in glass.
3. In a cocktail shaker or mason jar shaker, combine mezcal, scotch, remaining 2 ounces DRINKmaple, maple syrup, and bitters. Stir thoroughly; then strain into glass over ice. Squeeze orange peel over the top, then add it to glass to garnish.
Makes 1.
DRINKmaple Pumpkin Spice Latte
INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup cold-brew concentrate or shot of espresso
1 tablespoon organic pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or more, to your liking)
Dash of vanilla extract
1 cup DRINKmaple
1/4 cup almonds or cashews
DIRECTIONS
Blend all ingredients in a Vitamix or powerful blender on the “Hot” setting. Pour into your favorite mug and enjoy.
If using a less powerful blender, we recommend soaking and straining the nuts prior to blending. If your blender does not have a hot setting, pour mixture into a pot and simmer until warm or pour over DRINKmaple ice cubes for an iced PSL version.
Maple Water 5 Ways
Cinnamon Maple Water Tea
INGREDIENTS
2 cups DRINKmaple organic maple water
3 cinnamon sticks
2 vanilla beans
1 shot whiskey or bourbon (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Boil 2 cups of DRINKmaple, cinnamon sticks and vanilla bean. Add booze if you desire.
Tap the Maple
By Tempo Kitchen & Bistro
INGREDIENTS
Handful of blueberries
1 lemon wedge
1 cup DRINKmaple
Touch of real maple syrup
2 ½ ounces of Bourbon
DRINKmaple ice cubes
DIRECTIONS
Muddle blueberries and lemon wedge
Add DRINKmaple and a touch of real maple syrup
Add Bourbon
Add DRINKmaple cubes
For cubes:
Freeze DRINKmaple with 1-2 blueberries per tray overnight.
Maple Water Ice Cubes
INGREDIENTS
DRINKmaple maple water
Blueberries or fruit of choice (raspberries, blackberries, cut up melon, mint leaves, etc.)
DIRECTIONS
Place fruit in ice cube trays, add maple water to fill, and freeze.
Maple Water Cold Brew
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup cold brew concentrate
1/2 cup DRINKmaple pure maple water
DRINKmaple Ice cubes (or regular ice cubes)
DIRECTIONS
Pour cold brew concentrate and DRINKmaple over ice. Stir and enjoy!
INGREDIENTS
1 cold bottle of DRINKmaple (or 2 or 3)
DIRECTIONS
After finishing your favorite workout, open bottle and chug!
Maple Smash
INGREDIENTS
2 oz WhistlePig 10 Year Rye Whiskey
2 oz DRINKmaple maple water
Dash of maple syrup
2 dashes of Angostura aromatic bitters
Muddled mint and lemon
DIRECTIONS
Shake all ingredients and serve over DRINKmaple ice cubes. Garnish with a sprig of mint. Enjoy!
Spiced maple water poached pears + maple granola
INGREDIENTS
Poached Pears
4 Bosc Pears, peeled and cored, stem-on
4 cups DRINKmaple maple water
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cinnamon stick
1/2 tsp whole cloves
dash bourbon (optional)
1/4 star anise pod
zest and juice of one lemon
1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and scraped, reserving seeds and pod.
Olive Oil Maple Granola
adapted from food52’s genius recipe.
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup raw sunflower seeds
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1 cup sesame seeds
1 cup coconut shreds
½ cup maple syrup
1/3 cup EVOO
2 tbsp turbinado sugar
coarse salt
Whipped Ginger Crème Fraiche
1/2 cup crème fraiche
2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger
1 tbsp packed light brown sugar
1 cup heavy cream
DIRECTIONS
Poached Pears
1| Sprinkle peeled and cored bosc pears with lemon juice and fresh lemon zest and set aside.
2| In a large saucepan, bring maple water to a boil. Dissolve brown sugar in. Add in spices. Simmer for about 5 minutes. Turn heat to low and place pears, standing, in water and cook for 15-20 minutes, covered, until fork-tender (depends on ripeness of your pears).
3| Remove from heat. Let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate pears in the poaching water to infuse. Refrigerate overnight for best flavors.
4| After at least 2 hours of refrigeration, reduce the sauce (optional)
5| Strain poaching water to remove spices and in a saucepan, heat maple water over high heat. Reduce until it has a syrup-like consistency, about 30 minutes.
Olive Oil Maple Granola
1| Turn oven to 300F.
2| Mix everything together until well combined. Spread granola on a parchment-lined, rimmed baking sheet. Spread granola in an even layer. Bake at 300F for 45 minutes, making sure to stir every 15 minutes.
3| Remove and sprinkle with some salt. Cool completely.
Whipped Ginger Crème Fraiche
1| Chill bowl of a stand mixer for 10 minutes
2| Place crème fraiche, heavy cream, brown sugar in bowl and whisk until medium peaks form (1-2 minutes). Fold in ginger.
Maple Water Sweet Potato Superfood Smoothie
INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup sweet potato puree (either freshly cooked or canned)
1 large Medjool date, pitted
2 tablespoons raw cashews
1 tablespoon dried goji berries
1 teaspoon chia seeds
1 tablespoon your favorite vanilla-flavored protein powder
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Scant 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
¾ cup DRINKmaple (pure maple water)
1 cup ice, or more if desired
DIRECTIONS
In blender, combine the sweet potato puree, date, cashews, goji berries, chia seeds, goji berries, protein powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and maple water. Blend until smooth. Add ice — 1 cup up to 2 cups, depending on how frosty you like your smoothie — and blend once more until frosty.
Get Buzzed Smoothie
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup cold brew coffee concentrate
1 cup DRINKmaple
1 tsp maca powder
2 tablespoons chia seeds
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup cashews
1 cup ice
DIRECTIONS
Combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender and enjoy!