Tuesday 14 May 2013

Clarks Maple syrups and Honeys - taste testing !

I love maple syrup, so was pleased when Clarks Maple syrups and honey's sent me some of their lovely products for taste testing and recipe development and what's more you can win some of their lovely products too in an easy to enter rafflecopter competition (please see below).

Clarks are based in Newport in Wales were they blend the finest quality pure and blended maple syrups, honeys and fruit syrups. Their maple syrup is collected in the beautiful province of Quebec in Canada between February and April. Maple syrup is graded according to its light transmission the more it transmits the lower the number. Maple Syrup is now classed as a superfood being a good source of manganese and also rich in antioxidants.




Clarks Pure Canadian Maple Syrup (Medium no 1) - this is traditional maple syrup, light with a good maple taste , mild and sweet and ideal for using drizzled on pancakes, waffles and in cooking.

Clarks Pure Canadian Maple Syrup (Amber no 2) Darker in colour than the above syrup with a stronger more pronounced maple taste which may be a little strong for drizzling purposes for some. Ideal for using in cooking and baking where the  maple flavour is to be combined with other ingredients.

Clarks Original Maple (blended with pure carob fruit syrup) - with a  great maple taste this is ideal for using as a sweetner for porridge or cereals or drizzled on yoghurt and fruit. Ideal for using in when baking  Parsnip, apple and syrup cake.

Clarks Original Vanilla Maple (blended with pure carob fruit syrup),a great syrup with a good vanilla hit , you could use this drizzled over fruit or in coffee or chai as a sweetner.




Clarks Clear blossom honey - blended from blossom to produce a versatile honey which is great on toast and as a general honey for the kitchen cupboard. Its a handy sugar substitute.

Clarks Orange blossom honey - is blended from honey from orange groves across the world, with a slight citrussy note, this versatile honey is delicious in recipes which are enhanced by the orangey flavour. Golden and bright in colour.

Clarks Acacia honey - a mild and delicate honey with a very slight vanilla note, this honey is a delicious substitute in any recipe which calls for honey.

Clarks Lavender Honey - a gorgeous honey with a lovely lavender note, collected from Spanish lavender groves this is a delicious addition to desserts and cake recipes or drizzled over scones and cream.

Our Clarks prize giveaway consists of 2 prizes, a maple syrup selection pack and a honey selection pack  which will be sent to the lucky prize winners addresses by those nice people at Clarks.(Sorry UK only)


How do I enter the Giveaway?

  • Simply follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter widget below. 
  • To be in with a chance of winning you must complete ALL the required fields. 
  • All entries will be checked and verified before a winner is announced.
  • You can increase your chances of winning by Tweeting on a daily basis.
  • Rafflecopter will pick a random winner.
  • The competition runs from 15/05/13 to 31/5/13 .
  • If you win, you MUST send me your delivery details before 12pm on 02/06/13, or the prize will be passed to the next person.
  • The first prize drawn will be the maple syrup pack
  • The second prize drawn will the honey pack
  • Please see the Terms and Conditions on the Rafflecopter widget for the rules and more information.


Maple Syrup Prize Pack




Honey Prize pack


a Rafflecopter giveaway


We have our winners - Jen Price @BlueKitchenbake & Pat O'Brien via Facebook

52 comments:

Tor Marie said...

I would love to win the maple syrup pack, I'm a sucker for maple anything! The lavender honey sounds lovely too.

Unknown said...

I love Maple Syrup and so do my boys :)

rafia shahzad said...

I love honey as it's very healthy and can be used in lots of different ways. My kids and husband also love honey and have it in their milk before sleeping.

Unknown said...

oh thats hard ;/ but think i will say maple syrup

Liz said...

I love maple syrup, I'm not so keen on honey, but I do like it in baking, so it wouldn't be completely terrible if I won that instead!

Unknown said...

UMMM SOUNDS SO YUMMY LOVE MY HONEY SO GOOD FOR YOU IN SO MANY DIFFERNT WAYS XX

Katie Matthews said...

Oh,,,,hmmm. Both, but if I hadto say just one?? Honey :) x

Anonymous said...

I love your Maple syrup so much, use it loads in my cooking!

relisys222 said...

I love maple syrup - but my other half adores honey x

stacey green said...

Maple Syrup. It just seems more devilish and guilt inducing and that is enough reason for me.

Honey is fab but maple syrup kicks ass. :)

Anonymous said...

Maple syrup!!

nancy.townsend4@ntlworld.com

Unknown said...

Big fan of both Maple syrup and honey nomnomnom

Anonymous said...

I'm a big of both Maple syrup and Honey nomnomnom

Anonymous said...

Maple syrup on porridge, pancakes or crumpets! xxx

Vikki Roberts-Caiger said...

I prefer maple syrup to honey but I couldn't articulate why!

Hannah said...

Maple syrup. Love it in cooking, on desserts, in cereal - everything!

Karen said...

maple syrup

Unknown said...

I love both and would love to win

lozzle said...

hard descision i would go for maple syrup

TC said...

I love maple syrup, wins every time.

milkpetal said...

Honey :)

Hele

Unknown said...

I love Maple Syrup especially on pancakes or waffles.

Unknown said...

Love both but if I have to choose then it's got to be maple syrup

Unknown said...

I've never tried Maple Syrup so I'll have to say honey (frances Hopkins)

Ritchie said...

Maple Syrup every time.

buchanl said...

I love maple syrup

Sharon said...

I adore maple syrup and would love to try all these wonderful-sounding syrups from Clarks Maple.

Choclette said...

Maple syrup is wonderful stuff, but if it was a choice between the two it would have to be honey - those bees need looking after.

Dragon Stew and Other Recipes said...

Maple Syrup most definitely

Lucy M said...

Maple syrup!

Camilla @FabFood4All said...

Maple Syrup

katie skeoch said...

tricky to choose! but honey has always been my favourite :)

suzanne cooke said...

I prefer honey.

Jo Y said...

Definitely honey, my Dad had 22 hives when I was little so I had to like it LOL

JoJo

happyfox said...

Maple syrup for me - not overly keen on honey

margf said...

Like them both very much if I have to choose one I would say honey

jen harris said...

i like both but if push came to shove i'd have maple syrup

Katherine said...

I love both! But I'd have to say maple syrup as I associate that with amazing brunches with pancakes :)

Saetana said...

I like honey but I love maple syrup ;o) (please note Rafflecopter entries are in my real name of Nikki Hayes)

Andrew Wildman said...

A fortnightly weekend treat for me is scotch pancakes, blueberrys, strawberrys, grilled unsmoked bacon and sausage with lashings of Clarks Maple Syrup absolutely love the stuff need more more more!

Anonymous said...

I Would Love to try the Maple syrups.

Rachel said...

Maple Syrup!Lovely! ;-)

Lisa-Lola said...

I love Maple Syrup because as a child I used to go in the Little Chef and have Pancakes & Maple Syrup with ice cream!

Unknown said...

I like both honey and maple syrup.

Hannah Wilding said...

Maple Syrup as it is delicious and versatile

Anonymous said...

Maple syrup and honey prefer it 2 sugar.x

Jackie Allum said...

Maple Syrup

Unknown said...

Syrup

Unknown said...

Love Maple syrup and honey but am guessing if I win the prize will be donated to Raft foodbank parcels to go to people in need in Rossendale...sharing the healthy tasty prizes :)

Unknown said...

both but the vanilla maple syrup sounds divine.

Unknown said...

Honey

Kate Fulwell said...

I've only started liking honey in the last year or so, after being served the most delicious crispy pancakes drizzled with orange blossom honey in Morocco. I'm having to make up for lost time! I've never cooked with maple syrup, however, so there's a whole new world of opportunity.

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