Easy to Make Home Made Maple Candies

Maple syrup has twice the calcium of milk and it is rich in manganese and zinc that is good for our body. Also, maple syrup contains less fat than honey so it is a perfect alternative even to coffee and tea for use as sweetener. If you want to enjoy maple on its own and not as a sweetener to pancakes and waffles, you can make you own candies.

For this one, you will be needing two cups of real maple butter. In a saucepan, allow the maple syrup to boil and monitor the temperature using a candy thermometer purchased in stores with baking equipments. When the syrup has already come to a boil, you should turn the heat low and let the syrup stand boiling. Avoid stirring the syrup since it will cause it to crystallize and to have solid particles. When you can already read 233 degrees in your thermometer, remove the pan from the heat and let it stand to allow it to cool. As with the former, refrain from stirring the saucepan. Monitor the temperature of your syrup and wait until it becomes 110 degrees. At this point, you can now use a spoon or spatula to beat the syrup which has been reduced. For several minutes, continue beating the syrup. This will make the syrup become stiff. The syrup will turn to a caramel like color and you can now make fun shapes out of it.

There are many fantastic candy molds that are perfect for your organic Canadian maple sugar. You can go with star shape, leaf shape or traditional lollipop shape. You can place sticks to even imitate lollipops and create maple delicacies which can appeal much to the children. If you do not have molds, you can create them into nice patties on a tray. Before enjoying the maple candy, be sure that is cool enough. For this recipe, you can make about one pound of confection.