maple sugar

noun

1. a yellowish-brown sugar produced by boiling down maple syrup.

maple sugar

noun

1. sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple

Word History and Origins

Origin of maple sugar¹

An Americanism dating back to 1710–20

Example Sentences

There's also TJ's Slightly Coated Dark Chocolate Almonds, which are made from dry-roasted California Almonds, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, nonfat dry milk, sea salt and maple sugar.

From Salon

There was also a laptop computer, a litigation bag with the FBI insignia in yellow, and a box of maple sugar candies—acorns, wee pilgrims, in fluted paper cups.

From Literature

Smoke from homemade cooking stoves billow into the night on Maskiiziibii as people cook their sap down into syrup and sometimes maple sugar cakes.

From Washington Times

To get a toasty, complex flavor, I sweetened the frangipane with maple sugar, which has become a lot easier to find lately — my supermarket had it.

From New York Times

On top of that goes a second glaze of confectioner’s sugar and maple sugar.

From Fox News