Ok, let's look at the brass tacks about this product. I'm going to look at taste, thickness, and aftertaste. I want to look at these because these are many of the subjects of the reviews posted; especially the negative reviews.

When reviewing the product, if we want an HONEST review, we must avoid the human nature of comparison. You'll understand what I mean as we go on.

Taste - A problem with this product is that it includes the word "Maple" in it. This causes people to compare the taste against real maple syrup. The fact is, the label says "Maple FLAVORED". It's not maple syrup; it's maple FLAVORED syrup, and no maple FLAVORED syrup tastes like real maple syrup. The question is, is the flavor good. Honestly, even that is suggestive as not everyone has the same idea of pleasurable. We all have foods we like that others don't like. In my opinion, this syrup has a very pleasant taste.

Thickness - When I poured the syrup out, I noticed that is was not very thick. I immediately remembered the reviews complaining about the thickness. Then I got to thinking, "What's the big deal with thick syrup?" My goal in syrup is to add a little flavor to the pancakes or waffles. Why does it have to be thick? I paid $10 for this product and the fact that it's thin allowed me to put only about two tablespoons on my pancakes and I had the added flavor that I desired. Some people need to get over the pettiness of little things and understand the purpose. The purpose is a little flavor added to the food.

Aftertaste - Aftertaste can be another comparative term; but not always. Aftertaste is aftertaste, I don't have to compare it with anything else to know that there's an aftertaste. Yet, people are acting like this product has a horrible aftertaste. Does it have an aftertaste? What doesn't? Meat, broccoli, potatoes, drinks, everything that has a taste has an aftertaste. Here's where the comparative comes in. Compared to pure sugar... there is a slight aftertaste. It's a slight hint of artificial sweetener aftertaste that someone has to be concentrating on to taste. Compared to other diet syrups this product has no sweetener aftertaste. When I take a bite of pancakes with this syrup I get an aftertaste of a nice maple FLAVOR, a sweet sensation on my taste buds, and it lingers for a few seconds after.

Conclusion, for a diet syrup that is maple FLAVORED, I give this product five stars and would recommend it to any of my friends who are trying to cut out sugars.

This is my second order of this item. I am following a low carb diet and this works perfectly into it. With a better quality sweetener than those "chemical-ly" sweeteners in other low carb/no sugar maple syrups, this tastes great. You cannot tell it is not cane sugar. I have taken to having a great low carb french toast replacement that I would encourage each of you to try. You would never know there is no bread. The recipe is also great to teach younger kids and they can make their own french toast without using a stove or using those chemical and sugar laden frozen french toast products. Here is the recipe (easy to memorize too). In a microwave-safe bowl (I use a soup bowl), put two ounces of cream cheese (1/4 of an 8 ounce brick - which you can teach kids to cut in half and cut in half again to get the two ounces) and warm it up for about 15 or 20 seconds in the microwave. This just gets the cream cheese soft for mixing. Now add two eggs, 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of this maple syrup in the same bowl. Mix it up. It WILL BE LUMPY -and that is ok!. When the cinnamon and maple syrup are well mixed in with the eggs and cream cheese, microwave for 45 seconds. Remove from the microwave - you will notice the egg/cream cheese mixture started to cook along the edges. This is what is supposed to happen. You are going now mix it all again, creaming the partially cooked mixture along the sides into the uncooked mixture in the center, making it as smooth as you can, but remember it will still have some lumps of cream cheese - and that is ok. This really turns out well. When done mixing, microwave another 2 minutes. When done, remove from the microwave and turn upside down on a plate. Melt butter and mix in some more of this maple syrup; adding as much of each as you like on your french toast and pour it on top. I like a lot of butter and another tablespoon of the maple syrup. Your tastes and that of your kids may vary. Now enjoy - this has the same taste/texture of french toast without all the bread. Your microwave times may vary as well, so adjust times as needed on your microwave - if the two minutes seems to leave it still a little runny in the middle. You can try adding an extra 15 second or 20 seconds. You can try other syrups on it as well, but I tell you, this is soo soo good - and so easy to make. I don't' turn mine out on a plate, I eat it from the bowl it cooked in so there is only a bowl and fork to wash.

I was just a little hesitant to order this due to some of the reviews saying the taste was bad or that the cap was broken upon receipt. I decided to give it a try anyway and I'm glad I did. Yes, it arrived in a bubble envelope so I was holding my breath when I opened the package, half expecting to find a broken cap. To my relief, the cap was secure and unbroken. I made my pancakes the next morning and got the syrup out and I was very, very pleased with the taste! Just like the "real thing" to me! The only two suggestions I would make to the seller would be to put it in a squeeze bottle (versus having a pour spout) and to ship it in a box. I know I would personally pay a little more to have both those features incorporated. Either way, I will order more of this when this bottle is near empty because the bottom line is that this syrup is good!

Bought this to go with my keto pancakes because I just can't give up pancake syrup! Love this so much I now have it on subscribe and save . Comparable to aunt Jemima's and Mrs. Butterworth for sure . even my TV watchers and toddlers like this

I'm a real Maple Syrup girl, but recently for health reasons I have cut all sugar from my diet. I thought I'd never eat pancakes and waffles with tasty syrup again. I was wrong. Check out The Big Mans World for some great KETO/Low Carb recipes to enjoy this Syrup with. Hint: I mixed it with coconut butter and butter.😋