Yummy Bars

• A bevy of dessert bars can be made with brown rice syrup. Sticky brownies, regular or gluten-free, are just as chocolaty with brown rice syrup as they are with granulated sugar. Bake oatmeal blondies with brown rice syrup to give the dessert a mellow sweet. Use brown rice syrup in apple streusel bars to add nutty background flavor.

Tasty Poached Fruits

• While poached pears may be the best known poached fruit dessert, there are many fruits you can poach in brown rice syrup. Poach pears in brown rice syrup, water, lemon juice and cinnamon for a delicately spicy flavor. Cook apples in brown rice syrup and white wine for a sophisticated dessert. Go for a potent punch of flavor by poaching peaches in brown rice syrup, orange juice, nutmeg and cloves.

Tempting Cookies

• Brown rice syrup works as well for cookies as any other sweetener. Mix up a batch of date and raisin oatmeal cookies with brown rice syrup to keep the flavor light. Try an earthy twist on chocolate chip cookies by adding brown rice syrup instead of brown sugar. Stir brown rice syrup into cinnamon spiced tea cookies for a subtle sweet taste.

Tantalizing Pies

• A little brown rice syrup helps sweeten up pies without turning the dessert sickly sweet. Toss apples, lemon juice, cinnamon and brown rice syrup into a pie shell for a classic treat. Combine raspberries and brown rice syrup for a dessert with tang. Make a nutty pie by mixing peaches, raisins, pecans and brown rice syrup.

Scrumptious Cakes

• From cupcakes to pancakes, brown rice syrup works for any type of cake. Use brown rice syrup in a lemon cupcake recipe to give the mini treats a natural sweetness. Mix brown rice syrup into chocolate cake and top with dark chocolate frosting for a potent dessert. Add brown rice syrup to pound cake to give the mellow dessert a hint of nutty flavor. Create an understatedly sweet treat by mixing a little brown rice syrup into pancake batter, cooking the pancakes and topping them with berries.