Easy Maple Butter Sauce Recipes

REAL MAPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Fill your sink with at least 6 inches of very cold water before starting to cook the spread.
• In a large pot over medium-high heat, bring the maple syrup and corn syrup to a boil. Cook the syrup until a candy thermometer reads exactly 232 degrees F/112 degrees C., stirring occasionally. The correct temperature is very crucial in the process.
• As soon as the syrup reaches the correct temperature, take the pan off the heat and carefully lower it into the cold water bath. Allow the syrup to rest and cool until it reaches 70 degrees F/20 degrees C, about 30 minutes.
• When the syrup reaches 70 degrees F, remove the pot from the cold water bath and beat the cooled syrup with an electric mixer on high speed until the syrup forms a creamy, thick spread, about 3 minutes.
• Pack the spread into a container, cover, and ripen in refrigerator for about 2 hours before serving. Maple butter will keep covered in refrigerator up to a month. If chilled maple butter is too hard to spread straight from the refrigerator, allow to come to room temperature.

MAPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.
• In a medium bowl, whisk eggs. While constantly whisking, slowly drizzle in melted butter.
• Whisk in icing sugar until smooth, then maple syrup and rum.
• Pour back into saucepan and set over medium heat. Stir often, just until mixture starts to bubble.
• Immediately pour into a small pitcher.
• Serve over squares of gingerbread.
• Sauce will keep well, covered and refrigerated, up to 3 days.
• Reheat in a low microwave until warm.

EASY MAPLE BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan bring maple syrup and butter to a boil over medium heat.
• Boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Whisk in cream.
• Store in the refrigerator.

ALMOST-FAMOUS MAPLE-BUTTER BLONDIES

Steps:

• Make the blondies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter the foil. Pulse 1/2 cup walnuts in a food processor until almost fine (do not overprocess). Whisk the ground nuts, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat 10 tablespoons butter and the brown sugar with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat in the vanilla. Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in the white chocolate and the remaining 1/2 cup walnuts.
• Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake until the blondies are light brown around the edges and spring back when pressed, about 30 minutes. Cool slightly on a rack.
• Meanwhile, make the topping: Place the maple syrup and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook until the mixture bubbles and thickens, swirling the pan, about 6 minutes. Add the cream and continue to cook until the mixture is the consistency of caramel.
• Use the foil to lift the blondies out of the pan, then cut into large bars. Serve warm topped with ice cream, the maple-butter sauce and the walnuts.