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Wood-Fired Maple Sugar

Dark, intensely flavored sugar, made in Vermont from concentrated maple sap.

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With an aromatic and powerful maple flavor, our wood-fired maple sugar comes from a small family sugarworks in Vermont's remote Northeast Kingdom. Use instead of white sugar in baking for incredibly flavorful cookies and cakes, sprinkle over oatmeal or yogurt, stir into coffee or tea, or use for the best baked beans ever.

Our maple sugar is made from the darkest grade of maple syrup, which is very tricky to turn into granulated sugar. Molly, our partner sugarmaker, figured out how to do it!

Maple sugar is the final product of a long series of steps that Molly and her husband Adam meticulously undertake each year, starting before the winter snow melts with tapping maple trees for clear sap, which is boiled over a wood fire for hours to turn it into sweet, dark syrup. The wood-burning stove concentrates the flavor, without adding any smokiness. The syrup is then boiled again until it crystallizes into irresistibly aromatic granulated sugar. The result is the most intensely flavorful maple sugar we’ve ever tasted.

Fun fact: it takes 40 gallons of maple sap to make 1 gallon of syrup, and a gallon of syrup makes 7 pounds of sugar. 

The 4-jar sugar collection includes:

  • Warm and buttery with a hint of fresh green cane flavor, our panela cane sugar is produced using traditional methods and materials in the lush mountains of Colombia.
    Origin:

    Boyacá, Colombia

    Size: 10 oz
    Kosher
    non gmo clear
    Unrefined
    Vegan
    no preservatives clear
    non irradiated clear
    Ingredients:

    Unrefined sugarcane juice (Saccharum officinarum

    Nutritional Facts: 10.0 oz Panela Cane Sugar
    • Sub for brown sugar in baked goods
    • Stir into warm drinks or sprinkle over oatmeal 
    • Use in Southeast Asian stir-fries or braises
    • Add to baked beans or other savory dishes that need a touch of sweetness
  • A soft, earthy brown cane sugar with notes of ripe pears, toasty brown butter and a hint of molasses. Grown on a regenerative farm in Satara, India
    Origin:

    Satara, India

    Size: 9 oz
    Kosher
    non gmo clear
    Vegan
    Unrefined
    no preservatives clear
    non irradiated clear
    Ingredients:

    Unrefined cane sugar juice (Saccharum officinarum)

    Nutritional Facts: 9.0 oz Jaggery Cane Sugar
    • Substitute for brown sugar in any recipe
    • Use to garnish cakes and cookies
    • Balance spicy heat in curries and stews
  • Turbinado-style sugar with a honey-like flavor from Barbados, where coral-rich soils and tropical conditions create exceptionally pure, crunchy sugar crystals
    Origin:

    Barbados, The Caribbean

    Size: 12 oz
    Kosher
    non gmo clear
    Unrefined
    Vegan
    no preservatives clear
    non irradiated clear
    Ingredients:

    Unrefined sugarcane juice (Saccharum officinarum

    • Substitute for turbinado sugar in any recipe
    • Sprinkle over roll-out cookies and brownies
    • Stir into coffee and other hot drinks
    • Garnish muffins before baking
  • Dark, intensely flavored sugar, made in Vermont from concentrated maple sap.
    Origin:

    West Danville, Vermont, USA

    Size: 9.5 oz
    Kosher
    non gmo clear
    Unrefined
    Vegan
    no preservatives clear
    non irradiated clear
    Ingredients:

    Unrefined maple tree sap (Acer saccharum

    • Sub for brown sugar in baked goods
    • Add to baked beans or braises
    • Stir into warm drinks
    • Sprinkle over ice cream or fresh snow

Highlights

Origin:

West Danville, Vermont, USA

Process:

Maple sap is collected and boiled down, then boiled again and whipped until it turns into sugar.

Tasting notes:

Toasted Marshmallow • Baked Apple • Spring Thaw

Ingredients

Kosher
non gmo clear
Unrefined
Vegan
no preservatives clear
non irradiated clear
Ingredients:

Unrefined maple tree sap (Acer saccharum

Cooking tips

  • Sub for brown sugar in baked goods
  • Add to baked beans or braises
  • Stir into warm drinks
  • Sprinkle over ice cream or fresh snow
"Maple sugar’s distinct sweetness can be a welcome addition when sprinkled on top of pastries, fruit, or oatmeal."
"When Burlap & Barrel sources single-origin, minimally processed sugars, it’s not just sourcing them from a single country (other specialty sugars often have much murkier provenance) but from single mills, cooperatives, or farms."

Sugar Comparison Guide

Get to know our single origin unrefined Sugars

Spice Description Tasting notes Texture and use
Golden Crystal Turbinado Sugar
Origin:

Barbados, The Caribbean

Chunky golden turbinado single origin sugar from Barbados.
Chunky golden turbinado single origin sugar from Barbados.
Origin:

Barbados, The Caribbean

Tasting Notes:

Aged Rum • Ripe Pineapple • Tropical Storm

Texture and use: Crunchy, coarse crystals. Use in place of turbinado or raw sugar.

Aged Rum • Ripe Pineapple • Tropical Storm

Crunchy, coarse crystals. Use in place of turbinado or raw sugar.
Jaggery Brown Sugar
Origin:

Satara, India

Rich, buttery single origin jaggery cane sugar from India
Rich, buttery single origin jaggery cane sugar from India
Origin:

Satara, India

Tasting Notes:

Gir Cow Ghee • Dried Mango • Monsoon Rains

Texture and use: Delicately crispy crystals. Use in place of brown sugar.

Gir Cow Ghee • Dried Mango • Monsoon Rains

Delicately crispy crystals. Use in place of brown sugar.
Panela Cane Sugar
Origin:

Boyacá, Colombia

Warm, fluffy, molasses-y single origin panela cane sugar from Colombia.
Warm, fluffy, molasses-y single origin panela cane sugar from Colombia.
Origin:

Boyacá, Colombia

Tasting Notes:

Green Cane Juice • Fresh Cream • Mountain Downpour

Texture and use: Light and fluffy. Use in place of granulated white sugar.

Green Cane Juice • Fresh Cream • Mountain Downpour

Light and fluffy. Use in place of granulated white sugar.
Wood-Fired Maple Sugar
Origin:

West Danville, Vermont, USA

Dark, intensely flavored sugar, made in Vermont from concentrated maple sap.
Dark, intensely flavored sugar, made in Vermont from concentrated maple sap.
Origin:

West Danville, Vermont, USA

Tasting Notes:

Toasted Marshmallow • Baked Apple • Spring Thaw

Texture and use: Delicate and superfine. Use in place of white sugar.

Toasted Marshmallow • Baked Apple • Spring Thaw

Delicate and superfine. Use in place of white sugar.

SOURCING

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Our partner sugarmakers Molly and Adam run Bridge Road Sugarworks out of West Danville, Vermont. They have been making maple syrup on the property since 2014, and they are dedicated to the sugarhouse and the land they own. They work hard to protect and maintain the health of the forest, including by making sure it is a bird-friendly habitat.

Learn more at bridgeroadsugarworks.com

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Heirloom Spices Yes No No
Fair Prices for Farmers Yes No Depends on global commodity price
Time in Storage None. We import spices at harvest Up to 10 years At least 1 year
Flavor Profile Intense & fresh Stale & bland Inconsistent
Knows Farmers Names Yes No Unlikely
Customer Service Fast responses from real people! No There might be a 1-800 number?
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