A sweet, crumbly and incredible tasting "fudge" made just from maple syrup (and a little bit of vanilla)! This easy recipe is naturally vegan and paleo-friendly and makes great gifts.
I was curious to see if I could make some hard candy using just maple syrup, so I did some experimenting and ended up with something much softer, creamier and crumblier - fudge!
When boiled, cooled and whipped, the maple syrup turns soft and creamy, resulting in a melt-in-your-mouth fudge candy.
The dark sweetness and subtle maple flavour makes this a unique but familiar tasting candy that is super easy to make, uses only 2 ingredients and is vegan-friendly too!
The fudge mixture isn't particularly easy to use with molds, and so my star shapes came out a little "battered" looking. But it didn't matter because they were soon all eaten anyway!
But if you're making this for a gift, I would recommend a clean shaped mold without engravings or mold into a large slab and cut into squares.
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📖 Recipe
2-Ingredient Vegan Maple Fudge
This amazing "fudge" is simply made out of maple syrup, like magic! You won't believe how much the texture resembles fudge.
Ingredients
- 250 g / ¾ cup maple syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla paste or extract
Instructions
- Pour the maple syrup into a medium saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Use a candy thermometer to read the temperature, letting it boil until it reaches 110c / 235f. Once it reaches this temperature, remove from the heat.
- Let the pot cool to 80c / 175f, without stirring. Then stir the mixture rapidly with a wooden spoon or spatula. Keep stirring and after about 5 minutes, the mixture will thicken, lighten and become creamy. Stir in the vanilla.
- Once it's thickened and the colour looks like a golden fudge colour, work quickly to transfer the mixture into your molds, as it will set fast. Leave the fudge in the molds to cool completely before removing. Keep the fudge in an air tight tin for up to 1 month at room temperature. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield 16 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 41Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 2mgCarbohydrates 10gFiber 0gSugar 9gProtein 0g
Kate - Gluten Free Alchemist says
'Battered' stars are much nicer...... 'perfect' is always far too OCD! I can't believe that they are made from just maple syrup & vanilla...... You are a clever stick!
Aimee says
Yes, it proves they are homemade at least ;-)
trisha says
im such a fudge lover. My friend is a lover of maple syrup.. might have to make this for us both. love the shape too!
Aimee says
It's super easy, hope you get to try it Trisha!
Jamie@Milk 'n' Cookies says
What a fantastic idea! I love that this recipe only requires two ingredients, and yet it still produces a fudgy texture. Lovely!
Aimee says
I love the texture it makes, it just melts in your mouth. mmm!
miss messy says
Oh wow this is adorable looks so cute. Bet it tastes delicious too!
Aimee says
It certainly does! :-)
Erin says
These look delicious, will definitely have to try making some myself! :)