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Tap into your sweet tooth with a maple dessert. Spring in Canada means lots of maple syrup is flowing and this is just one way to use it in an indulgent dessert.



Yields6 Servings
Cook Time30 minsTotal Time30 mins

 1 cup maple syrup
 1 cup chopped walnuts
 1 can sweetened condensed milk
 1 Tbsp whiskey
 ½ tsp sea salt
 1 envelope unflavoured gelatin or 3 gelatin sheets
 ¼ cup water with pinch of salt
 1 ⅓ cups whipping cream (35%)
 1 9-in. (23cm) baked pie shell

1

Combine 1 Tbsp of the maple syrup with 1/4 cup of walnuts and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 375°F for about 8–10 minutes. Cool and set aside.

2

In a double boiler, combine the remaining maple syrup with the sweetened condensed milk and cook over low heat until thick - about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in whiskey and salt.

3

In a small saucepan, soften gelatin in water. Stir over low heat until dissolved.

4

Add gelatin and ¾ cup (175 ml) nuts to condensed milk-syrup mixture. Chill for 30 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken.

5

Whip cream until stiff. Reserve 1 cup (250 ml) for decorating. With a spatula, gently fold remaining whipped cream into syrup mixture. Pour into shell. Chill 2 to 3 hours.

6

Decorate with whipped cream and reserved walnuts.


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Ingredients

 1 cup maple syrup
 1 cup chopped walnuts
 1 can sweetened condensed milk
 1 Tbsp whiskey
 ½ tsp sea salt
 1 envelope unflavoured gelatin or 3 gelatin sheets
 ¼ cup water with pinch of salt
 1 ⅓ cups whipping cream (35%)
 1 9-in. (23cm) baked pie shell

Directions

1

Combine 1 Tbsp of the maple syrup with 1/4 cup of walnuts and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 375°F for about 8–10 minutes. Cool and set aside.

2

In a double boiler, combine the remaining maple syrup with the sweetened condensed milk and cook over low heat until thick - about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in whiskey and salt.

3

In a small saucepan, soften gelatin in water. Stir over low heat until dissolved.

4

Add gelatin and ¾ cup (175 ml) nuts to condensed milk-syrup mixture. Chill for 30 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken.

5

Whip cream until stiff. Reserve 1 cup (250 ml) for decorating. With a spatula, gently fold remaining whipped cream into syrup mixture. Pour into shell. Chill 2 to 3 hours.

6

Decorate with whipped cream and reserved walnuts.

Notes

Maple Walnut Pie