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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