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Maple Cream (or Maple Butter)

Maple Cream ~ this one ingredient wonder will blow you away ~ imagine a creamy, whipped maple syrup that you can spread like butter on everything from toast and biscuits to pancakes, waffles, and French toast!

Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 16
Calories: 109 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups grade A maple syrup
  • 1/4 tsp butter

Instructions

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  1. Put the syrup and the butter in a medium, high sided saucepan. Clip a reliable candy thermometer on the side of the pan, or have a digital thermometer ready.
  2. Prepare a bowl of ice to cool down the pan later. I just put some ice in my sink with a little water.
  3. Heat the syrup over medium heat until it reaches 235F. This will take in the range of 10 minutes. Do not stir, just let it boil. Be careful to catch the mixture just as it hits 235F. If you let it heat much higher you will wind up with maple candy.
  4. When the syrup has reached 235F, take it off the heat and set it in the ice or ice water to cool to about 100F. This doesn't take long, so be alert.
  5. Once the syrup has cooled, remove the pan from the ice and take a wooden spoon and start stirring.. You don't have to stir furiously, just stir briskly as if you were making cookie batter or something. Just keep steadily stirring the thick syrup and eventually it will start to lighten in color, and then it will magically thicken into a spreadable consistency, like peanut butter. This can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, so don't get discouraged. Switch arms, pass it off to another stirrer, but keep at it. When the mixture has thickened, immediately pour it into a jar.
  6. Store the maple cream in the refrigerator, it will keep a long time, like maple syrup does.
  7. Makes 1 cup.

Notes

  • Note: This recipe is adapted from Massachusetts Maple Producers Association

Nutrition Information

Serving 1Tbsp Calories 109kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 27g (9%) Protein 0.001g (0%) Fat 0.1g (0%) Saturated Fat 0.04g (0%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.003g Monounsaturated Fat 0.02g Trans Fat 0.003g Cholesterol 0.2mg (0%) Sodium 4mg (0%) Potassium 91mg (3%) Sugar 24g (48%) Vitamin A 2IU (0%) Calcium 44mg (4%) Iron 0.04mg (0%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 109

% Daily Value*

Serving 1Tbsp
Calories 109kcal 5%
Carbohydrates 27g 9%
Protein 0.001g 0%
Fat 0.1g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.04g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.003g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.02g 0%
Trans Fat 0.003g 0%
Cholesterol 0.2mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 0%
Potassium 91mg 2%
Sugar 24g 48%
Vitamin A 2IU 0%
Calcium 44mg 4%
Iron 0.04mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.