Quebec maple taffy

Maple taffy is made by concentrating maple syrup into a thick confection. Thin ribbons of the hot syrup are poured onto packed snow or crushed ice, where they cool and firm up. The taffy can then be rolled around a wooden stick. The syrup itself comes from maple sap that has already been boiled to remove water.^[1][2]

Québec’s maple syrup producers associate taffy with spring visits to sugar shacks, or cabanes à sucre, during the maple season. It can also be prepared outside that season using maple syrup and a tray of crushed ice. Their recipe describes both stovetop and microwave preparations, with the cooling surface providing the same final step.^[1][2]