Popular Fall favorites have been my theme recently; pumpkins followed by apples. To continue the fall flavor roundup, let’s talk maple syrup. When you hear the words “maple syrup,” what comes to mind?

It’s almost fall, so you can take your pumpkin spice and . . . enjoy it in your deodorant, candles, lattes and, well, seemingly everything. Me? When I think of fall flavors, I think about maple syrup.

Making maple syrup into candy is one of the many unconventional ways to it in the kitchen. In fact, Canadians do it all the time. They heat up maple syrup, pour it over fresh snow, and roll it into ...