 Molten syrup being poured on clean white snow to create the soft maple candy. | |
| Alternative names | Maple taffee, tire d'érable, sugar on snow |
|---|---|
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Canada |
| Region or state | Quebec |
| Serving temperature | Cold |
| Main ingredients | Maple syrup, snow |
Maple taffy (sometimes maple toffee in English-speaking Canada, tire d'érable or tire sur la neige in French-speaking Canada; also sugar on snow or candy on the snow or leather aprons in the United States) is a sugar candy made by boiling maple sap past the point where it would form maple syrup, but not so long that it becomes maple butter or maple sugar. It is part of traditional culture in Quebec, Eastern Ontario, New Brunswick and northern New England. In these regions, it is poured onto the snow, then lifted either with a small wooden stick, such as a popsicle stick, or a metal dinner fork.