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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

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Total Time

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 30 min. + cooling

Makes

1-3/4 pounds

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

Hard Maple Candy Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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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.