Five Fabulous Seafood Recipes with Maple Syrup

Are you a seafood lover with a sweet tooth? Well, we have good news for you: there’s a whole host of seafood recipes that pair perfectly with the natural sweetness of pure Canadian maple syrup. 

Impressively versatile and supremely delicious, maple syrup serves as a great flavour enhancer and can be used to enrich a wide range of recipes – including seafood! 

The briny flavours typical of many types of fish and shellfish balances beautifully with the warm, caramel-like tones of maple syrup. 

To demonstrate the deliciousness of this unlikely combination, we’ve gathered five of our favourite seafood recipes that feature pure Canadian maple syrup. Let’s dive right in! 

Maple salmon poke bowls

Kicking things off is this vibrant salmon poke bowl recipe. Packed with healthy vitamins and minerals, the dish combines raw salmon with fluffy rice, fresh veggies and a sweet and savoury maple syrup dressing. 

The sweet notes of the maple syrup complement the saltiness of the soy sauce and the tanginess of the rice vinegar to create a dressing that you’ll soon be trying with other dishes. Best of all, this recipe is very easy to prepare once you have all the ingredients together. Perfect for a quick lunch!

Seared barramundi with a maple dressing

Next on the list in this Mediterranean-style barramundi recipe, complete with capsicums, shallots and spinach. Like the poke bowls, this dish is incredibly healthy and serves as the ideal recovery meal after exercise. 

The dressing, consisting of lemon juice and pure maple syrup, strikes a wonderful balance between sweet and sour, adding a depth of flavour that really adds to the fish. For a dish that can be prepared in less than half an hour, it certainly punches above its weight! 

Maple-glazed fish with a vegetable stir fry

Looking for a seafood recipe that you can mix up and recreate with different types of fish? This maple-glazed fish stir fry is incredibly versatile and can be made with all your favourite kinds of white fish.  

The recipe features a glaze made from ginger, soy sauce, maple vinegar and pure maple syrup, which is brushed onto the fish and left to marinate before cooking. A serving of rice and a selection of fresh veggies complete the dish. 

Shellfish tempura with spicy maple mayonnaise

Tempura is an incredibly popular method of cooking fish, and it doesn’t get much better than these delicious battered prawns! Perfect for dinner parties, the recipe features a mix of large prawns and crab claws in a crispy golden batter. 

Maple vinegar is used to add a subtle sweetness to the tempura batter, while Canadian maple syrup makes its way into the piri-piri mayonnaise alongside Dijon mustard and Portuguese chilli paste. An excellent showcase of sweet, spicy and salty flavours.

Prawns in a maple and ginger sauce

Looking for another way to serve your favourite shellfish? Great for a quick weeknight dinner or casual get-together with friends, these pan-fried prawns are incredibly simple to make and require only a handful of standard household ingredients. 

The prawns are cooked in a rich and buttery sauce made of ginger, paprika, ground pepper and pure maple syrup before being garnished with fresh herbs. Serve with your choice of side dish – we recommend fluffy white rice and roasted vegetables or some crusty bread!

Wonderful seafood, made sweeter

From prawns and crab legs to salmon and barramundi, pure Canadian maple syrup can be used in a variety of ways with seafood. Try one of these recipes out and see for yourself how well they pair together. 

And if you like the look of these seafood recipes, make sure to check out the rest of our recipes with maple syrup!