How to store maple syrup (2024)

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How to store maple syrup? ›

To prevent spoilage, maple syrup should be stored in a cool, dark location such as a cupboard, refrigerator, or freezer. In this manner, maple syrup can be safely kept for a year or more. Upon opening, store your syrup container in the freezer or refrigerator, consume within a year from the date of opening.

Unopened syrup can be stored in a pantry away from direct sunlight. Opened syrup should be stored in the refrigerator or freezer, and will last up to two years. If your container is unopened: It is okay to store unopened syrup containers in a pantry.

Maple syrup should be kept in the refrigerator once it's opened so as to discourage mold from growing on the syrup. Should mold grow on maple syrup, it's safe and easy to remove. Just scoop the mold off the top of the syrup with a spoon and discard the mold.

In conclusion, maple syrup can go bad, but in most cases, it will only spoil after the bottle has been opened and left unused for more than six months. Before opening, you can safely store a bottle of maple syrup in your pantry for more than a year, and after opening it can last six to twelve months in the fridge.

Maple syrup itself will not freeze like water. It will turn very thick and hard to pour out. The color of frozen maple syrup will likely deepen as a result of the temperature.

Glass Mason jars with nice new lids work well. Just fill the jar with syrup that is between 180 and 190°F, put on the lid, and tip it on its side for a minute to kill any bacteria on the lid. Now you're good to store that maple syrup indefinitely.

Generally, if you are storing syrup for a long period of time, glass containers are the best option but the syrup should be kept out of direct sunlight, especially when stored in glass bottles. Once maple syrup is opened, keep it in the fridge or freezer in a sealed container.

Pure maple syrup once it is bottled will keep 2 to 4 years unrefrigerated. Once the container is opened it must me refrigerated.

Maple syrup gives you carbohydrates in the form of sugars without fiber. As a result, maple syrup can cause swings in blood sugar and insulin levels. Insulin is a hormone that moves sugar in our blood to cells that convert it to energy. People with diabetes may have bad side effects from the sugar in maple syrup.

To melt the lumps of sugar and return them to a liquid state, place your container of maple syrup in a pot of simmering water. Add 1 to 2 tsp (5 to 10 ml) of water to the syrup container per 1 cup (250 ml) of syrup and heat gently. You can also do this step in the microwave.

Can you eat 10 year old maple syrup? ›

As it turns out, maple syrup does have a shelf life once opened, and mold is not as uncommon as we thought. StillTasty.com indicates that 100 percent pure maple syrup should keep for a year unopened in the pantry, a year opened in the refrigerator, and indefinitely in the freezer.

Maple Syrup unopened will keep for a long time. Glass keeps the best; we have a bottle over 50 years old on our shelf that is still good. Plastic we normally recommend not keeping for more than 18 months to 2 years and tin should be stored no longer than 6 months.

This is the result of sugar sand (also called niter) and every sugarmaker has dealt with it in their syrup-making career. While it's not very appetizing and can sometimes affect taste, sugar sand is not a sign of spoilage or bad syrup.

Texture: Pure maple syrup is much thinner than pancake syrup, and often seems like a liquid. If you've ever accidentally knocked over a bottle of maple syrup or poured a little too intensely, you risk losing a significant amount of what's in the bottle. Pancake syrup has more viscosity and density.

Finished maple syrup will be 7°F above the temperature of boiling water at your elevation. Your syrup or candy thermometer will tell you this. If you have a larger operation you may get a syrup hydrometer and testing cup which will tell you when the syrup is done.

But once opened, pure maple syrup should be stored in the refrigerator. This is less about safety (the heat packing process prevents contamination) than it is about quality, as leaving it out increases the likelihood of mold.

What to Do. To melt the lumps of sugar and return them to a liquid state, place your container of maple syrup in a pot of simmering water. Add 1 to 2 tsp (5 to 10 ml) of water to the syrup container per 1 cup (250 ml) of syrup and heat gently. You can also do this step in the microwave.

As it turns out, maple syrup does have a shelf life once opened, and mold is not as uncommon as we thought. StillTasty.com indicates that 100 percent pure maple syrup should keep for a year unopened in the pantry, a year opened in the refrigerator, and indefinitely in the freezer.

This is the result of sugar sand (also called niter) and every sugarmaker has dealt with it in their syrup-making career. While it's not very appetizing and can sometimes affect taste, sugar sand is not a sign of spoilage or bad syrup.

The short answer is technically no, syrup does not expire and you can keep an unopened container of the stuff on your shelf indefinitely.