A sugar shack is a cabin out in the woods where sap is collected from maple trees and boiled into maple syrup. It is always fun to visit sugar shacks for the maple festival during maple season. They are always fun and it is a great opportunity to stock up on maple products for the rest of the year. Since maple season is getting under way and maple festivals are starting up I thought I would take the opportunity to round up some of the maple recipes that I have tried recently.
Pure Maple Indulgence
Snicker Snickerdoodles – These snickerdoodles are nice and chewy on the inside and slightly crispy on the outside. Sweetened with maple syrup and topped with maple sugar these cookies pack intense maple flavour!
Maple Cheesecake – This was a recent successful experiment to combine one of my all time favorite desserts, cheesecake, with one of my favorite flavours, maple. The cheese cake is sweetened with maple syrup and then served drenched in even more maple syrup.
Maple Creme Brulee – Smooth and creamy and decadent creme brulee flavoured with maple syrup and topped with slightly crispy layer of caramelized maple sugar.
Maple Pots de Creme – Another smooth and creamy maple treat.
Treats with a Touch of Maple
Maple Pecan Pie with Maple Whipped Cream and Maple Syrup – I added a maple twist to a classic pecan pie with amazing results.
Maple Butter Tarts – Butter tarts are a childhood favorite of mine and I added a maple kick that made them even better.
Savoury Maple’y Mains
Maple Salmon – This is such a quick and simple meal and yet so good. The sweet and salty maple sauce goes so well with the salmon which seems to just melt away in your mouth…mmm…
Maple and Mustard Glazed Chicken – Maple also works well in savoury dishes like this sweet and tangy maple and mustard glazed chicken which is quick and easy and full of flavour!
Pan Seared Turkey Breast with Apple and Maple Sauce – This is another quick and tasty maple dish. The savoury chicken boulion contrasts the sweet maple syrup nicely and the tart apples finish the dish off with a kick. This is a dish that I make over and over again.
Maple and Miso Scallops – The sweet and savoury maple syrup and miso sauce works really well well on both the pan seared scallops and as a salad dressing.
Maple Sides
Roasted Squash with Gorgonzola and Maple Syrup – This side dish combines roasted butternut squash with sweet maple syrup and tangly blue cheese for a stunning flavour sensation.
Maple Glazed Carrots with Dill – This is a simple and quick side dish where maple syrup helps bring out the natural sweetness of the carrots and the dill works surprisingly well.
Sweet Potato Casserole – I took a classic sweet potato casserole and added a hint of maple to change things up a bit.
Maple Dijon Green Beans – Here is that amazing maple syrup and mustard combination again and this time it make simple green beans a pure pleasure to eat.
Maple Breakfasts
Blueberry Maple Oatmeal Muffins with Pecan Streusel – Blueberry and maple is such a great combination and these muffins are the perfect way to enjoy them. They are nice and light and fluffy and moist and good. Better yet, they have a healthy twist.
Maple Pecan Granola – Granola is great for breakfasts and for snacking and it is even better when made with maple syrup.
Blueberry and Maple Pecan Granola Parfait – Of course you could always make it better by adding some yogurt and blueberries and drowning it in even more maple syrup.
Blueberry Crumb Coffeecake – Another great maple and blueberry combo is this maple crumb blueberry coffeecake.
Maple Oat Bread – How much maple-y goodness can you get into one loaf of bread? Between the maply syrup baked into this yeast bread and the maple sugar topping and then you enjoy it with some maple butter…mmm…
Pancakes
Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes – Of course you can’t talk about maple syrup without talking about pancakes and blueberry pancakes are among my favorites. Once again we see that maple and blueberry combination working so well.
Banana Buttermilk Pancakes – Light and fluffy banana and buttermilk pancakes are another great way to go.
Even with all of the dishes above there are still a lot more. It seems that I have been using maple syrup a lot over the last two years. I have added a new Maple label to all of the posts with maple if you are interested in more.
Noodlegirl says
March 14, 2009 at 2:27 amOh dear I just had dinner and looking at that made me hungry all over again!
Sharon says
March 14, 2009 at 2:33 amMmmmm, maple syrup! <3
Chris says
March 14, 2009 at 2:33 amWow. Just Wow!
Melissa says
March 14, 2009 at 2:50 amNow you have me wanting maple syrup! 🙂
Shelly says
March 14, 2009 at 3:10 amYou are the maple syrup master, Kevin :). I want to taste them all! It all looks soooo good!
Elra says
March 14, 2009 at 4:01 amI can really see how much you love maple syrup Kevin. Lot’s of your recipe using this sweet and delicious syrup.
Cheers,
elra
soma says
March 14, 2009 at 4:03 amI love that bottle… one time we got a huge bottle of the syrup from new hampshire during the season.. was great.
TBC says
March 14, 2009 at 4:18 amWhat a gorgeous cheesecake that is! Absolutely fantastic.
James says
March 14, 2009 at 9:34 amIt’s a maple-orama! Will have to try maple in the next granola I make.
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
March 14, 2009 at 9:40 amI love maple syrup! What a great collection of beautiful recipes!
cheers,
Rosa
Dominique says
March 14, 2009 at 11:53 amSince you like maple syrup so much, you should try this : I recently had a liqueur called “Le sortilège”. Seems it comes from Quebec. It is made with Canadian rye and maple syrup. Very rare on this side of the Atlantic (the other side from yours) but absolutely delicious. It is like eating pancakes with a little bit of additional taste.
VeggieGirl says
March 14, 2009 at 11:54 amMmm!!
Jacque says
March 14, 2009 at 12:48 pmSomebody loves their maple! Gotta tell you, all the things look DIVINE. Makes me want pancakes this morning. Better go get on the treadmill first.
Foodie with Little Thyme! says
March 14, 2009 at 1:44 pmBeautiful!
Hayley says
March 14, 2009 at 2:23 pmAwesome post! I can’t wait to go explore all of your sweet creations. Thanks Kevin!
Dani says
March 14, 2009 at 2:25 pmisnt it great when u can use local ingredients to put a new spin on an old fave??!?!?! i do it a lot with bakeapples here in labrador 🙂
LOVE your maple creations!
Christelle says
March 14, 2009 at 2:39 pmoooooooooooooooooooooooh that looks soooo good!
This maple creme brulee is now my aim in life, lol, what a wonderful idee, Just need to find the good maple syrup 🙂
meeso says
March 14, 2009 at 3:12 pmWow, all these recipes make me want to go buy some maple syrup!
Rita says
March 14, 2009 at 4:46 pmWow, I didn’t realize you had so many maple recipes…Reading your post made me miss Canada…I think some day we will be back to live there.
StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says
March 14, 2009 at 4:48 pmWhat a terrific collection of maple recipes, Kevin! I’ve been so busy with work lately that I’ve gotten behind on my blog visiting. I see several here that I’ve missed. I’ll have to try to catch up. They all look so good!
unconfidentialcook says
March 14, 2009 at 5:04 pmI remember going to sugar shacks in Vermont via horse-drawn sleighs ages ago, and now my daughter has never even had “real” maple sugar candy. What a great post to start an intro to maple syrup!
My Carolina Kitchen says
March 14, 2009 at 5:15 pmWhat a wonderful variety of recipes Kevin. I’ll take one of each. Very nice tribute to maple syrup.
Sam
Kevin says
March 14, 2009 at 5:39 pmDominique: I will have to look for it! I tried a maple scotch liqueur (a scotch turned into a liqueur with maple) a while ago that was soo good!
Manger La Ville says
March 14, 2009 at 7:10 pmI heard it was maple season. I got to get me some. You are a true lover of maple.
Lori Lynn says
March 14, 2009 at 7:25 pmGee Kevin, that is some round-up.
YAY for maple!
LL
zerrin says
March 14, 2009 at 8:03 pmAll these are so amazing! But we don’t have maple syrup here.:(
diva says
March 14, 2009 at 8:12 pmkevin what a great collection of maple syrup recipes! all to die for..love maple syrup. and i really wanna visit a maple shack. it must b such an experience. x
Anonymous says
March 14, 2009 at 8:49 pmGreat list of recipes! A couple of years ago my son Oliver and I tapped some maple trees and set out to make maple syrup – what an ordeal! The boiling makes so much steam that I had to repaint afterwards – if you try making your own maple syrup, build a fire outside. You’ll be thankful!
Not Another Omnivore says
March 14, 2009 at 9:42 pmHahaha! This is perfect to help finish up my week of Tear Down Tuesday: Maple.
NAOmni
Shari@Whisk: a food blog says
March 14, 2009 at 10:58 pmGreat round-up of maple syrup ideas!
Paula says
March 14, 2009 at 11:22 pmOh Kevin, look at you, Mr. Cook! This summary is just outstanding, and I love the title of your post! Very creative! It takes a lot of time and energy to put a post like this together. Very well done. Makes me want to run out and pick up some real maple syrup! YUM!
Judy says
March 14, 2009 at 11:33 pmLots of yummy recipes. I love pure maple syrup also. I’m not sure which one I like best, they all look so good.
Jan says
March 15, 2009 at 7:24 amWOW that’s a lot of maple syrup recipes!
Great pictures Kevin!
Psychgrad says
March 15, 2009 at 12:54 pmYou are a maple champion! I think I’m going to give the chicken recipe a try. Going to a sugar shack today….so I’m going to pick up some maple syrup.
Culinary Cory says
March 15, 2009 at 2:23 pmGreat round up. Who knew you could do so much with maple syrup.
Culinarywannabe says
March 15, 2009 at 2:41 pmI swear we got that little maple leaf as a wedding favor not long ago, and it’s still in my pantry. Thanks for all the beautiful recipes!
bébé de sucre says
March 15, 2009 at 3:19 pmoh I am so jealous!
it’s very hard to find real maple syrup here 🙁
and if i’m lucky to see one bottle at the supermarket, it is waaaaaaaaay overpriced *sigh*
by the way, loved your post
SusanQ says
March 15, 2009 at 8:53 pmWhat a wonderful variety of maple-infused recipes! Thank you!
Daziano says
March 15, 2009 at 11:37 pmNext week is the cabane a sucre festival in the Beauce region!
Bellini Valli says
March 15, 2009 at 11:42 pmI love all of these maple treats Kevin.
Jan says
March 15, 2009 at 11:47 pmI love that bottle in the shape of a maple leaf. Enjoy your festival, and thanks for the recipe recap.
Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella says
March 16, 2009 at 6:26 amHow cute is that maple leaf shaped bottle? Alas virtually no chance to visiting a Sugar shack here in Australia but I would love to if I had the chance!
Miette says
March 16, 2009 at 12:22 pmYummy !
Cheers,
Miette
saveur says
March 22, 2010 at 3:31 amI can't wait to try all these recipes! yum!