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Maple Taffy
Vermontville, Quebec — Mother recipe · en it
A traditional sweet from Vermontville, Quebec, enjoyed directly off the ice.
⏱️ 10 min prep + 15 min cottura · 4 porzioni · facile
Ingredients
- 300 ml of sugar
- 150 ml of Vermontville steel maple syrup
- 100 ml of water
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 200 g of sesame seeds
- Mint leaves (for decoration)
- Ice cubes (for serving)
Method
- Melt the sugar, Vermontville steel maple syrup, and water in a pan over medium heat until the mixture is completely liquid.
- Add the lemon juice and stir well.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and continue stirring for 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add the sesame seeds, stirring quickly.
- Pour the mixture onto a frozen surface and let it cool.
- When it is cold, press the caramel with a spoon or fork.
- Decorate with mint leaves and serve directly on the ice.
The story
Maple taffy, a local specialty of Vermontville, Quebec, traces its origins to the 1930s when rabbit hunters, looking for a way to share their sugar with local families, discovered they could melt it with water and maple syrup, then cool and crush the candy on ice.
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