Maple Syrup is Canada’s liquid gold. As proud Canadians, we are pretty big fans of this unique product that makes our country so awesome. We put together a list of 50 ways you can indulge in this sweet treat across Ontario.
- Celebrate Maple Weekend in select locations across the province April 1-2.
- Hard maple candy – the stuff that is made to last!
- Did you know? Lanark County is Ontario’s Maple Syrup Capital. Check out one of 90 maple producers in the area.
- Drink Sapsucker Maple Tree Filtered Water and #FeastOn
- Indulge in Canadian Club Chairman’s Select Maple Whisky — bonus points if you do it at the Brand Centre before it closes!
- Try maple butter tarts along the Kawarthas Northumberland Butter Tart Tour.
- Visit #SugarShackTO. Sugar Beach is transformed into a cabane a sucre March 11-12.
- Feel good about indulging in Maple Granola from #FeastOn Certified Earth+City.
- Visit Prince Edward County March 25-26 for Maple in the County.
- Use maple sugar to replace that regular old white stuff. Natural, sustainable and a whole lot tastier!
- Maple Walnut Ice Cream from Kawartha Dairy. Two scoops.
- Maple BeaverTails in our Nation’s Capital.
- World’s Largest Single Day Maple Syrup Festival in Elmira, Ontario.
- Try maple taffy on snow at a sugar bush!
- Indulge in Tap into Maple Flavours – prix fixe menus featuring local flavours in Simcoe County.
- Pour a yourself a jar of handcrafted Sugarshack Maple Moonshine from Junction 56.
- Spread creamy maple butter on your morning toast.
- Immerse yourself in Fulton’s Luscious Bath & Body Products made with organic maple syrup.
- Get yourself to the Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival in Oshawa, Ontario.
- Soft maple candy. That maple leaf-shaped, fudge-like, melt in your mouth treat. Mmm mmm, good!
- Discover delicious maple creations on the Savour Stratford Maple Trail.
- Order an extra-hot maple latte from #FeastOn Certified Detour Coffee Roasters Cafe.
- Try maple infused wine vinegar from our friends at Pristine Gourmet.
- Sip a super seasonal Maple Porter at Nickelbrook Brewing Co. or Sugar Shack Ale from Barley Days!
- Visit Kinsip distillery in Prince Edward County for whisky aged maple syrup OR whisky aged in maple syrup barrels.
- Catch a Toronto Maple Leafs game. It counts, trust us.
- Host a pancake brunch for friends and family.
- Visit Mapleside Sugar Bush for gourmet maple products: mustard, BBQ sauce, meat rubs and more!
- REALLY experience maple at The Art and Syrup of Maple one or three-day adventure.
- Try Smoky Maple or Canadian Maple Blend from Pluck Teas and #FeastOn!
- Kinsmen Fanshawe Sugar Bush Maple Festival in Thorndale, Ontario.
- Sweeten your coffee or tea with maple syrup!
- Maple Baked Beans.
- Maple-glazed duck from our #FeastOn friends at King Cole Ducks.
- Tap into spring at the Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival at Bruce’s Mill, Kortright Centre, Island Lake, & Terra Cotta.
- Maple Syrup-scented candles (in a syrup tin!) from The Great Canadian Gift Company.
- Head for the Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival at Sandy Flat Sugar Bush March 11-12.
- Grill up a half dozen Maple & Chinese 5-spice sausages from Feast On Certified Sanagan’s Meat Locker.
- Snack on Maple Pecans from Jewels Under the Kilt.
- Put Maple Smoked Trout on ‘er thing.
- Tour the Tap into Maple self-guided trail in Simcoe County for all things maple.
- Maple Syrup Festival at Westfield Heritage Village in Rockton, Ontario.
- Make Maple Syrup Cake.
- Visit McCully’s Hill Farm Maple Syrup Festival in St. Mary’s.
- Mark the end of the maple season at Perth Festival of the Maples on April 29th
- Scour your local farmer’s market for a beautiful maple wood cutting board.
- Drink maple wine from Ontario’s first maple winery – Moon Shadows Estate Winery
- Head on over to the Powassan Maple Syrup Festival April 22nd.
- Crack the crust on a Maple Creme Brulee.
- Maple Bacon. Need we say more?
50 reasons not enough? Check out the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association website to learn more about maple syrup products, where to get them, recipes and more festivals & events.