In case you have some extra time, and might be looking to treat yourself with something delicious, you might want to make some maple butter, which has no butter in it, so it may be more accurate to call it maple cream, although it has no cream in it, either. The terms are interchangeable, and have more to do with its consistency than its ingredients.
What is maple cream? It’s maple syrup that’s been transformed (miraculously) into a creamy, spreadable, butter-like consistency through a process of crystallization.
It’s meant to be spread on English muffins, or toast or even … on a grilled cheese with bacon and green apples.
I prefer to eat the maple butter by just taping the jar to my head and licking my way to the bottom like an anteater.
Maple cream has only one ingredient -maple syrup. However, it's not that simple, as making it requires a candy thermometer, some elbow grease, and time. If you have those things, check out the instructions at The Art of Doing Stuff. -via Nag on the Lake