A surefire way to cut on certain items is to make them yourself.

I have one recipe for an item that just about everyone uses. Pancake syrup. Yup, and it's straightforward to make. Think 2-2-2-. That’s it.

2 cups Of Water

2 cups of Brown Sugar

2 cups of White Sugar

1/2 -1 teaspoon of vanilla or maple extract

Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, stir in 2 cups of Brown Sugar until it dissolves, then repeat the process with 2 cups of White Sugar.

You can also add 1/2 -1 Teaspoon of vanilla or maple extract (or flavoring). But the funny thing is you can mix it up from batch to batch. You can add cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, or a touch of ground cloves.

One of my favorites is Hazelnut flavoring. You can add just about anything else yummy that you like.