Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Maple Candy

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When you make your own maple syrup and take the time to go through all the steps of the process.....you might as well take one more step and make some maple candy. It's simple, simple, simple. And, quite tasty. You can easily make your own with REAL maple syrup (bought as a local farm, perhaps??) but you had better not even think about picking up any of that Aunt Jemima grossness. Just say NO. The real stuff is Sooooooooo much better. 
Here is an easy recipe for Maple Candy.
Ingredients:

2 cups pure REAL maple syrup
 1 tsp vanilla (optional) 

~Cook syrup on low heat in a high sided pan until the candy thermometer read 233 degrees Fahrenheit.
Find something fun and nearby to do while you wait. It takes a while for it to reach that temperature. Watch out that you don't have the oven up too high.....maple syrup boils over easy (hence the big pot).

~Once it reaches 233, turn off the burner and let it cool down to 100 degrees. This could take around an hour. While it's cooling, get your molds ready.
~Add a teaspoon of vanilla and stir rapidly with a wooden spoon. 
See how it thickens and the color changes from dark to light brown....this happens fast!! Be ready to pour right into the molds.
~Pack into molds and let cool. 
I could've been a tad fancier. But, what the heck. I'm a stay-at-home mom and, if the title of my blog doesn't clue you in........I'm not a fancy-pants. :-) 


 ~Tap on the bottom of the molds and the candy should pop right out!! 

This candy is so RICH in flavor. There is nothing like real maple syrup.....especially if it is homemade!!

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12 comments:

  1. I am going to make some for Kenny . . .
    he LOVES maple candy!
    Thanks for the recipe, I just happen to have some fun studying to do in the kitchen while it's cooking!
    Danny misses you guys, but he is fine . . .
    "yeah I've gone to Carolina in my mind"
    :o)
    see you soon, you! love to all . . .M

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  2. maple sugar rawks!!! Its very hard to stop eating though lol

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  3. This looks scrumptious! And a perfect treat for Easter. Myself and two other wonderful bloggers are hosting THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS "Easter Cookies & Treats". We would love for you to com link up your recipe! Hope to see you there!

    http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/2011/04/this-weeks-cravings-linky-party-25.html

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  4. love it. you're a rock star. i wanna bite of those candies! next step: maple cookies.

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  5. We did this once when we made our own maple syrup. mostly because we didn't have enough sap to make a decent amount of syrup. Fun!

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  6. I can't wait to try this! This is our first year harvesting/boiling down our very own maple sap into syrup and I'd love to make some maple candies. I know my girls would LOVE them!

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  7. I've never heard of maple candy before!! sounds yummy tho :) I'll have to give it a try sometime. Thanks for linking up to Your Whims Wednesday!! Hope to see ya again this week :)

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  8. I would love to try this! It sounds delicious!

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  9. That maple candy looks delish! I really liked how you added the approximate times in your recipe! I'm so glad you linked it to the Tuesday To Do party! Can't wait to see what lovely you post next!
    smiles!
    Jami

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