Not sure it’s popular. I think that the majority just didn’t care.

ate the corn syrup shit all my life until recently due to dietary changes.

changed my life. I fucking love pancakes now.

and it made my dick bigger.

Is this even a controversial stance? I feel that the opposite take, claiming that artificial syrup is good, would be an actual unpopular opinion.

One thing it’s great for is making granola that holds together. Perfect consistency and sweetness. You need to use a lot because the point is to get the oats to stick together, so it would be ridiculously expensive to use honey instead like some recipes suggest (and I think that would probably make it too sweet, since honey is sweeter).

Wrong sub.

My grandma would only eat pancakes with light corn syrup. She didn’t like maple syrup. She did live in Iowa, which is basically just corn.

When I go to a well regarded diner and they hand me a bottle of that crap with my waffle I ask them to take it away as the sight of it will ruin my life! Barf city

I’m mostly with you, and I would definitely say this is unpopular on a large scale since so many people will default to that kind of syrup for pancakes (and waffles tbh).

I would, however, point out that what sucks about it isn’t the fact of corn syrup being the sweet part; it’s how they’re flavored that makes them suck. Most of them use artificial flavoring that is completely one note, and overwhelming to the palate.

Plain corn syrup, particularly dark corn syrup, does have its own flavor, and it can be not only acceptable, but preferable, on pancakes that have additional things like berries. Even log cabin (which is the least chemically tasting brand) competes with berries or other fruit. Plain corn syrup, used sparingly, does not and still bring extra sweetness.

You could make syrup from cane sugar, add the same flavorings to it, and the result would suck just as much as corn syrup based brands. Hell, it might suck worse to some palates since the chemical additives aren’t masked as much as with corn syrup.

I grew up poor, so pancakes or french toasts with Aunt Jemima syrup were a rare and special treat for me. I do like and appreciate maple syrup, but it’s the cheap stuff that makes me smile.

The only good one is the butter pecan from IHOP.

Fake maple syrup has no place in my house. I dont eat pancakes or waffles often enough to require skimping on the syrup, so I will pay for the real thing.

That being said, if Im ever out at a restaurant and get pancakes or waffles, I will opt for jam rather than the corn syrup slop, and that’s fine too.

I’m a child so I prefer chocolate chips in my pancakes instead of syrup!

Real maple syrup is amazing though. And maple syrup candies? Oh oh my loves!

To me, the cost of stuff like syrup works as a great example of how much we shouldn’t be eating it.

It costs so much because it’s very time consuming, labor intensive, and it’s reduced from the source liquid about 80%.

I go through about 16oz of syrup in 1 to 2 years. It’s a sugar (a very simple carb), that’s plenty for the average person.

Even worse is what it’s typically used for - high carbohydrate foods, like pancakes, waffles, and desserts. Again, stuff we really shouldn’t be eating all that much of.

It’s sort of naturally limiting by the effort involved in getting it. So I don’t mind paying for the real thing.

I’m always torn on this.

I do like the taste of pure maple syrup. I don’t like how expensive it is. Nor do I like how thin it is. I want my syrup syrupy so it doesn’t turn my waffles into soggy mush instantly.

It does suck. However a lot of people just want pure sweetness and think that is flavor.