Chef Linton Hopkins is a well-known American chef and restaurateur, recognized for his contributions to Southern cuisine. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, he has gained acclaim for his focus on locally ...

The two sweet recipes below call for good ol' sorghum syrup (also called sorghum molasses). The Sorghum Pecan Pie is not overpowered by sweetness and the Sorghum Molasses Cookies turned out nicely ...

Sorghum syrup and even sorghum grain are being thrust into the limelight by a new generation of chefs in the South and beyond who appreciate its complexities and its provenance.

In this recipe, I call for sorghum syrup, but feel free to substitute molasses if you can't find it. Both are dark, thick syrups with intensely sweet, slightly bitter flavor.

This recipe calls for sorghum syrup or maple syrup. Both are delicious, and better in pretty much every way than corn syrup, but if I had to choose one over the other, I'd reach for sorghum syrup.

Until the 1920s though, a jug of sorghum syrup — often called by the misnomer “molasses” — graced kitchen tables across the South.