Hard Maple Candy

Name: Hard Maple Candy
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1-3/4 pounds.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 teaspoons butter, softened; 3-1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup light corn syrup; 1 cup water; 3 tablespoons maple flavoring

During the war, the women at my grandmother's church would donate sugar rations throughout the year so they'd have enough to make candy as a fund-raiser each Christmas. I'm lucky enough to have inherited this tried-and-true recipe. —Dorothea Bohrer, Silver Spring, Maryland

Ingredients

1-1/2 teaspoons butter, softened
3-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup water
3 tablespoons maple flavoring

Directions

Grease a 15x10x1-in. pan with butter; set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. Cook over medium-high heat until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage), stirring occasionally.
Remove from the heat; stir in maple flavoring. Immediately pour into prepared pan; cool. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

Editor's Note

We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.

Nutrition Facts

1/3 ounce-weight: 46 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 5mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Originally published as Hard Maple Candy in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2002

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chin-chilla

Oct 24, 2013

I love hard candy and this was really easy and yummy!
pinkcookies

Dec 8, 2011

I have homemade maple syrup. Could I use this instead of the flavoring? How much?
XOBasia

Dec 14, 2010

Mmmmmm!!! Maply syrup in candy form!! Delicious, but difficult to break into pieces by hand (maybe I'm just weak)...used a small tack hammer to gently chip into pieces. I only had 2 Tblsp. of maple flavoring left, so I added 1 Tblsp. vanilla and still tasted mah--velous!!!