maple sugar

noun

: sugar made by boiling maple syrup

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Sunnie’s sunflower butter is made simply of sunflower seeds, maple sugar, sea salt and vanilla. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 With notes of caramel, maple sugar, and whipped coconut, Ellis Brooklyn’s latest launch proves that sweet can still be sophisticated. — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025 Maple syrup enthusiasts often flock to their local maple syrup farm for taste testings of maple syrup, maple candy, maple cream, maple sugar and even maple cotton candy at some locations. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026 After decades of dormancy, however, the maple sugar industry has started to make a comeback in Indiana. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maple sugar

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of maple sugar was in 1720

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maple sugar

noun
: a sugar made by boiling maple syrup
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