What Is Barley malt syrup and How Can I Use It?

Barley malt syrup rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 22 recipes to cook with it.

Recipes using barley malt syrup

There are 22 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Creamy Tomato, Potato & Mushroom Soup

Creamy vegan tomato, potato, and mushroom soup with soy milk, tamari, barley malt, and basil. Pureed potatoes do the thickening, no dairy needed. A wholesome 30-minute one-pot soup.

Green Beans in Spicy Miso Sauce

Crisp green beans tossed in a spicy white miso glaze with garlic, mirin, and hot sesame oil. This quick Japanese-inspired side dish is ready in 15 minutes and works over rice, noodles, or straight from the skillet.

Triticale Bread

A hearty bread machine loaf blending triticale flour, bread flour, and soy flour with fennel seeds and barley malt syrup. Nutty, slightly sweet, and packed with whole grain flavor.

Brooklyn Bagels

Brooklyn bagels: chewy, shiny New York-style bagels made the real way, with a stiff high-gluten dough boiled in barley-malt water before baking. Hand-shaped, egg-washed, and seriously chewy.

Brooklyn Bagels

Brooklyn bagels: chewy, shiny New York-style bagels made the real way, with a stiff high-gluten dough boiled in barley-malt water before baking. Hand-shaped, egg-washed, and seriously chewy.

Buckwheat Oat Bread

A simple but delicious bread that tastes amazing plain, as toast or sandwiches.

Authentic Italian Bread

Authentic Italian bread is a two-day, two-loaf recipe built on an overnight starter with barley malt and a single teaspoon of yeast. Crackling crust, open chewy crumb, and the deep wheaty flavor of slow fermentation.

Hot Sauce

Homemade gochujang (Korean hot sauce) fermented from meju, glutinous rice flour, barley malt, chili powder, and salt. A traditional month-long fermentation project that yields 4 gallons.

Vagabond Gingered Ale

Try making your own ginger ale with this simple and easy to follow recipe that's stress free!

Vagabond Gingered Ale

Try making your own ginger ale with this simple and easy to follow recipe that's stress free!

Auberge Hanfield Pie

Hearty vegan pot pie with potatoes, broccoli, tofu, and soy sausage seasoned with cinnamon and allspice in a whole-wheat crust. Glazed with barley malt for a golden shine.

Wonderful Chocolate Pie

Vegan chocolate pie with a cocoa-couscous crust, silky tofu chocolate cream filling, and roasted pecan topping. Dairy-free, egg-free, and naturally sweetened with sucanat and maple syrup.

Bagels 7

Chewy homemade bagels made with a bread machine, boiled in barley malt water for that glossy golden crust, then baked with your choice of poppy seeds, sesame, or onion.

Sweet Azuki Bean Puree

Traditional Japanese sweet azuki bean paste (anko) made with adzuki beans, kombu, raisins, and barley malt. Naturally sweetened, vegan, and endlessly versatile for Japanese desserts.

Squash Pie

A vegan butternut squash pie with soy milk and agar flakes, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, garnished with pecans and a barley malt glaze. An egg-free and dairy-free twist on the classic holiday pie.

Sweet & Sour Pasta Salad

Vegetarian sweet and sour pasta salad with kamut spirals, kidney beans, black beans, and red bell pepper tossed in a tangy shoyu-barley malt dressing. Protein-packed and potluck-ready.

Easy Baked Beans

Canned beans baked with crushed tomatoes, barley malt syrup, hot mustard, and shoyu for a wholesome spin on the classic. Sautéed garlic and onion bring depth to this 40-minute side.

Thanksgiving Day Tofu

Thanksgiving Day tofu: a savory tofu loaf wrapped around classic sage-and-bread stuffing, then baked into a sliceable vegan holiday centerpiece. A homemade tofurkey that gives plant-based eaters their own showpiece.

Best Homemade Hamburger Buns

Homemade hamburger buns made in a bread machine for the dough, then baked into soft, pillowy rolls with sesame seed tops. Better than store-bought, and they freeze beautifully for burger night.

Creamy Quinoa Pudding

Try this creamy quinoa pudding that's made of soy milk, arrowroot flour and sesame butter. It's creamy and very tasty.

Malted Rye Bread

Bread machine malted rye loaf sweetened with honey and barley malt syrup, scented with cardamom. Egg-enriched crumb with a Scandinavian flavor profile, ready to load and walk away.

Malted Rye Bread (bread machine)

Malted rye bread for the bread machine with barley malt syrup, honey, cardamom, and rye flour. A fragrant, slightly sweet Scandinavian-style loaf on the basic bread cycle.

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