Maple Snow Candy Recipes

MAPLE SYRUP SNOW CANDY

Steps:

• Pour maple syrup into a pot and bring to a boil.
• Boil for 4-5 minutes, stirring continually to ensure the syrup does not burn.
• In a pan filled with snow, take a metal measuring cut and pour the hot syrup on the snow. If the syrup is hot enough, it should stick and thicken on the snow immediately.
• Keep pouring syrup onto the snow in strips until all the syrup is used.
• Let the strips cool. Once cool, take a knife to gently pry the syrup off the snow.
• Enjoy!

MAPLE SYRUP TAFFY

Steps:

• Pack a large bowl or baking dish full of clean, fresh snow. Smooth the top of the snow flat, and place it in the freezer to stay cold while you cook the taffy.
• Pour the maple syrup into a large saucepan, bring it to a boil, and cook over medium-low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until a candy thermometer reads between 235 and 245 F (112 to 118 C), or a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a firm ball.
• Pour about 2 tablespoons of syrup per piece over the snow in thin lines about 5 inches long. Let the syrup strips cool and become firm for 3 to 5 seconds. Pull the candy strips out of the snow, and then wind into a lollipop around the end of a wooden pop stick. Eat while still a little warm.

HOW TO MAKE MAPLE SYRUP SNOW CANDY - 3 SIMPLE STEPS

Steps:

• Pat a layer of snow onto a baking sheet.
• Place maple syrup in a pot on the stove, and bring to a boil.
• Using a candy thermometer, continue to boil until syrup reaches the soft ball stage (235º -240ºF).
• Remove from heat and pour syrup over snowy baking sheet.
• Press popsicle stick into syrup and roll it up into a candy pop.
• Enjoy!

SNOW CANDY

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a heavy bottomed pot, over medium-high heat.
• Stir as the mixture is heating up, but DO NOT STIR once it starts to boil or simmer.
• Once the mixture comes to a low boil, gently swirl the pot a few times, but do not stir or jostle the pot. Also, do not put a spoon or etc into the pot.
• Lower the heat to low/medium. Simmer for 7 minutes, without stirring.
• Turn off the heat.
• At the five minute mark, have the kids go collect clean snow in large baking pans.
• Drizzle the candy syrup over the snow (a tablespoon or two per serving). It will be cool enough to eat within seconds. With young children, be vigilant.
• This makes enough for five kids to make two or three rounds of snow candy.
• Clean-up will seem awful - but it's just sugar; Soak everything in warm water, and cleaning will be a breeze.
• Flavoring note: I use natural orange flavoring extract; this seems to be my kids' favorite. We've also used no flavor (just the sugar with the lemon juice). Flavoring is a matter of preference; any extract will work - vanilla, peppermint, cherry, etc.

MAINE MAPLE SNOW CANDY

Steps:

• Pour the maple syrup into a deep pot and bring to a boil--but don't let it boil over.
• Boil for 4 minutes.
• Make a snowball out of the one cup of clean snow and put it on a plate or small bowl.
• Test the syrup by pouring a small amount onto the snowball; if it clings to the snow and stops running, it is ready.
• Slowly pour the syrup in short, thin lines onto the packed snow in the pan.
• As it hardens, pick it up and eat it with a spoon or twist it onto popsicle sticks.