Recipes
Birch granola uses birch syrup and honey to sweeten a loose mix of oats, nuts, seeds, and dried fruit. The two sweeteners balance each other, with birch adding a caramel depth that ordinary sugar misses.
Birch pineapple yams turn a holiday side into something worth lingering over. Boiled yams bake under a glaze of birch syrup, brown sugar, orange juice, and pineapple, creating a sweet dish with a bright citrus edge.
Wild lowbush cranberries, also called lingonberries, cook down with orange, pineapple, honey, and birch syrup into a thick, warmly spiced sauce. A long simmer and a good chill let the flavors settle, giving you a bright, tart condiment for the holiday table.
Halved delicata squash bakes until tender, then fills with a simmered mix of apple, pecans, butter, and birch syrup spiced with cinnamon and ginger. It's a warm, sweet side that comes together in a few steps and serves four.
Birch syrup and smoked salmon come from the same Alaska backyard, so it makes sense to put them together. This brine leans on early-run birch syrup, brown sugar, and soy sauce to build a sweet and savory base that soaks into the fish before it hits the smoke.
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