Short and Sweet!

It's officially winter now that we've had our first large snowfall of the season, which means there is plenty of opportunity to get outside and start building snowmen, snow forts, and making snow angels! It seems like the fun never ends when there is a layer of fresh snow coating the earth. There's no better way to keep our bodies moving and our energy up than a nice break to make some maple syrup taffy! Check out the super easy snack instructions below and enjoy!

Things to grab for this activity: Maple syrup, an area of untouched snow, a saucepan for your syrup, a spoon and some popsicle sticks (if you wish)! Additionally, you will need an adult helper.

maple syrup taffy

​Making maple syrup taffy after a fresh snow fall could not be easier if you have some maple syrup to spare!​ Aside from the syrup, you will need some clean, fresh snow, a saucepan, a spoon and some adult help/supervision to heat up the syrup.

First, pour however much syrup you'd like to make taffy with into your saucepan and heat it up on medium-heat for about four minutes. You may need to stir it occasionally to keep it from boiling over.

Once the syrup has been heating up for four minutes and before it has time to cool down, pour it into the fresh patch of packed snow! You can pour it as is, or find some popsicle sticks to lay out as handles to make lolli-pops. Flex your creative muscle by trying to make fun, festive shapes! As soon as the candy cools enough so that it feels hard and sturdy enough to pick up without dripping, it is ready to eat!