Maple Taffy with Chopped Nuts

Christmas / Sweet Treats

Maple Taffy
Featuring Pure Maple Syrup
6 portions

Ingredients

  • 300ml maple syrup (preferably amber syrup for its rich taste)
  • A few handfuls of nuts (we used walnuts, almonds, pecans, hazelnuts), chopped
  • Wooden lolly sticks
  • 1 large bag of ice

Method

  1. Use a food processor to crush the ice as finely as possible
  2. Fill a baking tray with clean, fresh ice and smooth the top to flatten it
  3. Heat the maple in a thick-bottomed saucepan and stir continuously with a wooden spoon. The liquid will soon begin to boil. Insert a temperature probe into the saucepan, once it reaches exactly 115°c it is ready to pour.
  4. With a metal ladle or serving spoon drizzle 2 tablespoons of hot maple onto the ice in thin lines about 5 inches long. Let the maple syrup strips cool for 3 – 5 seconds until they begin to slightly firm up.
  5. Press the top of the lolly stick into the hot syrup parallel to the ice, it will quickly start to attach to the stick. Roll the stick until it has gathered up all of the maple, then roll in the chopped nuts.
  6. Repeat step 3 and 4 until all of the maple has been used. Eat while still a little warm.
Bring a taste of Canada to the party with this chewy, nutty and completely delicious maple taffy recipe. The perfect sweet treat for the holiday season.

Find more Christmas recipes in our free ‘A Very Maple Christmas’ cookbook here.

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The colour and flavour of maple syrup changes in subtle ways during the seasonal harvest

At the start of the sugaring season, the syrup is generally clear, with a light, sweet taste. It becomes darker with a caramelised flavour as the season progresses throughout the spring.

An unopened can of maple syrup keeps for many years

Once the can is opened, syrup should be kept in an airtight container in a cool place.

Maple spread doesn't contain any butter or dairy products

Like all 100% pure maple products, maple spread comes from the sap of the maple tree — that’s all.

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