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
Becca says
Hi!
Just about to make these, but was wondering if, as I don’t have pretty moulds like you, I should just pour it into a greased and lined baking tray, and cut it into squares?
x
Aimee says
Hi Becca :-) I think that should work fine, although I haven’t tried it out myself. Any silicon mold or ice cube tray would work well too. Let me know how it turns out! x
Becca says
It worked perfectly just poured on grease proof paper – wish I could find some of those star moulds!
tasted amazing, such a great recipe, thanks so much x
Aimee says
Yay! Thanks Becca, that’s great to know :-) I can’t remember where I got that mold… I think it might have been Hobbycraft x
Julz says
So good!! I wanted to fill little ice cream cones with a maple sirop fudge-like and your recipe was perfect! It gave me 6 little cones. You have to work quickly, as you said, it sets quickly. I’m glad I bought a candy thermometer as they turned out perfect!
rika@vm says
These maple and fudgy twinkies are simply adorable….and I wanna eat them all. You are the queen of awesome vegan desserts, Aimée!
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says
How cool, I love how it’s just two ingredients. I love the star moulds too, where did you get them from?
Monica says
Looks great to me and sounds easy and delicious, Aimee. I am amazed by all the delicious vegan we’re learning about now.
whatjessicabakednext says
This sounds amazing, Aimee! I love the addition of maple syrup! These would make brilliant gifts for my friends :)
Aimee says
Thanks Jessica! Yes, they make great gifts as they store for a long time :-)