The air is crisp. The leaves are changing. And HOCKEY SEASON IS BACK!
Plans have been made.
Jerseys have been dusted off.
And the DVR is about to be filled to capacity.
To celebrate this glorious day, I think we should all eat a few (dozen) pieces of maple candy.
They’re simple to make. They taste like Fall. They’ll be great company for your belly during those marathon weekends when your team and your husband’s team both have back-to-back games on opposite coasts and you find yourself spending 6 hours straight in front of the TV, two days in a row.
Maple Candy
Recipe from Allrecipes.com
Makes 15 candies (depending on the size of your mold)
Printable recipe
Ingredients:
- 12 ounces maple syrup
That’s it. Maple syrup is the only ingredient you’re going to need. But you’ll also need a candy thermometer and a candy mold. That is, unless you want to eat the candy straight out of the pot when it cools or maybe you just want to plop down lumps of candy and eat messy candy lumps, which is also totally fine. No judgment. Just eating.
I used this delicious syrup from Trader Joe’s.
Canada. Where the Flames play. Did I mention that hockey is back?
Bring the maple syrup to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally until the syrup reaches 235 degrees Fahrenheit (110 Celsius).
Remove the syrup from the heat and allow the temperature to drop to 175 degrees Fahrenheit (80 Celsius). Don’t stir the syrup during this step, just keep an eye on it. When the temperature hits 175 F, stir the syrup continuously for five minutes. I suggest using a heavy plastic or wooden spoon because the scraping sound of metal on metal for five straight minutes might drive you mad.
The syrup should now be creamy and its color should be much lighter than when you first started stirring.
Pour the syrup into your candy mold
And allow it to cool completely before removing it.
That’s it! GO FLAMES GO!
Also, go Flyers in the event that the Flames are not playing the Flyers.
mmmm! i’ve never had maple candy before.
Being Canadian, you’d think I’ve eaten this before, but I haven’t. I should get off my moose that I rode to work today, in 12-inches of snow, walk into the store wearing my muk-luks and buy some maple syrup and make these candies, eh?
Instead, I will watch the game tonight against Pittsburgh, dreaming about Kesler’s leg muscles and the stanley cup.
Enjoy the games tonight Nikki and Moose!
Jen – can’t you just get syrup from the maple tree growing in the backyard next to your igloo?
Nikki, that’s ridiculous. I don’t have a maple tree in my backyard.
There’s far too many bears around.
Oh my gosh. I am so stoked that hockey is back!! I’m from Michigan, so it is all about the Red Wings in my house.
I have never had maple candy. Is it chewy or melty or hard? I really want to try it.
It’s hard to the touch (unless you’re like me and you don’t wait long enough before taking it out of the mold, in which case it is warm and soft) but then it just kind of melts in your mouth. It’s heaven. And super sweet.
PS – Can the Flames have Bertuzzi back? I miss him.
Sounds very yummy. I might just have to give them a shot. Thank you.
No, sorry, we quite enjoy Bertuzzi! He’s so hardcore. And so huge. Haha. He’s pretty awesome.
Oh man I can’t wait to try these! Thanks for sharing the instructions.
The best part of this candy… ONE INGREDIENT! YUM! But Nikki, you have a picture of the wrong jerseys… those aren’t Bruins jerseys! LOL… Happy start of the hockey season from your favorite Mass-hole
nikki, your maple candy looks delish! i haven’t eaten this in years, your post makes me want to give it a try!
greetings from germany!
WoW! What an interesting recipe! Must.Try!
These look adorable! We don’t watch hockey but I LOVE maple syrup so I will be making some of these very soon.
Cannot wait to make these! Thanks for the recipe from a die hard, life long Bruins fan
MAPLE CANDY?!?!?!?!??!?! AWH! You just hit a weak spot.
Those look amazing! I can’t wait to try that recipe!!!!
wow. your food looks fantastic. i keep going back and forth to my kitchen. I made the pecan sheet cake 2 nights ago.. soooo amazing!!
You are so kind, thank you! Nice to “meet” you, Noa
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