10 min | 5 min prep

SERVES 8 , 4 1/2 cups

• 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2/3 cup sugar or Home-made Stevia Extract (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon ground dried Thyme, or 1 1/2 teaspoons, Thyme - Fragrant Orange, finely chopped leaves (or choose from Thyme list below)
• 2 cups orange juice
• 2 cups pure maple syrup

1. In a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
2. Mix cornstarch with cold orange juice.
3. Add sugar, orange zest, to orange juice mixture.
4. Add orange juice mixture to melted butter in pan.
5. Stir over medium heat until thickened to make orange butter.
6. Mix equal parts orange butter and maple syrup together.
7. Heat in microwave or on stove top until hot.
8. Serve with Orange Thyme Pancakes. (recipe on this website)

Thyme citrus flavor:- Thyme - Fragrant Orange, Thyme - Creeping Lemon, Thyme - Golden Lemon Variegated, Thyme - Lemon, Thyme - Siver Lemon Variegated.

A coffee grinder is great for finely chopping dried or fresh thyme leaves, but keep 'herb-coffee grinder' only for herbs.  (Buy a separate coffee grinder just for coffee.)

'Home-made Stevia Extract' recipe is on this website under Plants, Stevia - Sugar Plant.