Fabulous Maple Syrup Fountain
Back when I was at Mizzou (and occasionally to this day), I associated with some serious tailgaters. These guys were out at the crack of dawn, regardless of the weather, in the designated parking spot, ready to go. They were always prepared with a variety of foods for every hour of the day, including the appropriate breakfast items because, let's face it - when you have an 11 o'clock kick-off, you have to get creative to get in optimum tailgating hours. Donuts? Yes please. Bloody Mary? Well, okay, but if you want to be original, start out your morning with a Sunny Creek (Knob Creek whiskey and Sun Drop).
This maple syrup fountain was half-inspired by those early mornings spent with the gang in Lot X, and the other half was an article I happened to catch on Buzzfeed not long ago called 5 Ways to Hack a Chocolate Fountain in which someone had the brilliant idea to use maple syrup instead of chocolate. How perfect for a mid-morning brunch or, perhaps, an upscale tailgate party?
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ContemPlate 8 x 13 White Crinkle Plastic Serving Tray[/caption]
For the maple syrup fountain, we found that it worked much better to preheat the maple syrup before pouring it into the fountain (and be sure to preheat the fountain as well). We had a variety of pancakes, waffles and french toast sticks for dipping. We used store-bought mini pancakes, mini waffles on lollipop sticks and french toast sticks on skewers to make it easy to drizzle syrup on. One thing we didn't use that I would highly suggest is...BACON.
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Chocolate Pro Professional Quality Fondue Fountain[/caption] Some other potential ideas for chocolate fountains we came up with might be Ranch dressing, BBQ sauce, or maybe even gravy! [caption id="attachment_47939" align="aligncenter" width="475"]
9" Splendor Black Gold Plastic Plates[/caption] Complementary Smarty Products:
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