Why Does My Homemade Maple Syrup Crystallized. Maple syrup is made by boiling down maple tree sap to a consistency of syrup. And Just Syrup Crystals forming in syrup.
Does anyone have a tip on how to clean hardened maple syrup from my lazy Susan. Simple syrup crystallizes when enough of the sugar molecules stick to one another that they become insoluble in the water. 14 Votes Simple syrup crystallizes when enough of the sugar molecules stick to one another that they become insoluble in the water.
14 Votes Simple syrup crystallizes when enough of the sugar molecules stick to one another that they become insoluble in the water.
Dr Perkins my theory is that maple syrup density was based on the balance between making crystals and not making crystals. In a syrup prepared with a high 21 ratio of sugar to water often referred to as a rich syrup the chance of sugar molecules clustering and crystallizing is high. But its a thin layer on the bottom. We only took this syrup to the soft-ball stage about 240-degrees.
