How to make Pure Michigan Maple Sugar: Most people don’t realize how maple sugar is actually made OR how precise it is. You start with 100% pure maple syrup and boil it to exactly 262°F. Not close. Not “about.” Exactly. Then it comes off the heat and goes straight into a mixer, where it’s whipped for 5–10 minutes as it cools. In that short window, the syrup transforms — crystal by crystal — into real maple sugar. Just heat, motion, and patience turning tree sap into something completely differen