🇨🇦 Canadian Cuisine

Tire sur la Neige

Maple Taffy on Snow

Prep Time 15 min
Servings 8
Difficulty Easy

Hot maple syrup poured onto packed snow, rolled onto a stick as it hardens into sweet, chewy taffy — the quintessential Canadian sugar shack experience.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Pack clean snow firmly into a shallow tray or onto a flat surface outdoors.
  2. 2 Boil maple syrup in a heavy saucepan to 115C (238F) — soft ball stage on candy thermometer.
  3. 3 Immediately pour the hot syrup in thin ribbons across the packed snow.
  4. 4 Wait 10-15 seconds until the syrup starts to firm on the snow.
  5. 5 Press a popsicle stick onto one end and roll the taffy around the stick.
  6. 6 Eat immediately while soft and chewy — it hardens quickly.

Did You Know?

Tire sur la neige is the centrepiece of Quebec's cabane a sucre season, when families visit sugar shacks for all-you-can-eat maple feasts.