Maple leaf candy is an authentic sweet with just two ingredients: maple syrup and butter. It doesn’t get much simpler—or sweeter—than that. Maple syrup is boiled, mixed with just a bit of butter, and then molded into beautiful leaf-shaped candies.
What Type Of Maple Syrup Should I Use For Maple Candy?
It is essential that you use pure maple syrup to make maple candy. It’s the only ingredient, so make sure you get a good quality one as well! I like to use dark maple syrup because I love the more robust maple flavor, but you can also use Golden Amber (Grade A) if you like something milder.
Do not use “pancake syrup!” It is not the same as maple syrup.
What Are The Stages Of Sugar In Candy Making?
There are 7 stages sugar goes through when you are cooking it for candy making: thread, softball, firm-ball, hard-ball, soft-crack, hard-crack, and caramel.
Temperature is incredibly important when making candy, and while there are ways to test what stage you are in, I do say you need a candy thermometer for this recipe.
To make Maple Syrup Candy, you will want your candy to be in the softball stage before you remove it from heat, which means your thermometer should read 235-245°F (112-116°C).
Maple Syrup Candy Recipe | Enjoy the Richness of Pure Maple Syrup!
FAQ
What does maple candy taste like?
Where does maple candy come from?
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Molten syrup being poured on clean white snow to create the soft maple candy.
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Alternative names
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Maple taffee, tire d’érable, sugar on snow
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Place of origin
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Canada
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Region or state
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Quebec
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Serving temperature
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Cold
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What is maple cotton candy made of?
What is maple sugar made of?
How is maple candy made?
Prized for its crumbly-meets-creamy texture and deep maple flavor, maple candy is made when the sap is heated beyond the syrup stage to the crystalline stage, where it’s then whipped and poured into decorative molds to harden. The results are both beautiful (thanks to the molds) and delicious.
What ingredients are in candy?
Candies always have sugar in their composition. They may also have other sweeteners such as high fructose corn syrup and some colorings.
What is pure maple candy?
Pure Maple Candy is a staple in the northeast of the states and Canada, but this old-school candy is a bit hard to describe to people who have never had it before. Explaining the flavor is easy — picture maple syrup.
What does homemade maple candy taste like?
That’s what this candy tastes like because Homemade Maple Candy is made with just maple syrup, excluding butter that is used to rim your saucepan and a couple of drops of vegetable oil, which is optional. The texture is a bit more unexcepted, as most of us are familiar with maple syrup as a liquid.