4 sucre recipes

Jambon de la cabane a sucre, a traditional Quebec sugar shack ham simmered in apple juice or maple sap then glazed with maple sugar, cloves, and a sweet raisin sauce.

Pain au Sucre, Quebec sugar house maple toast: buttered whole wheat bread broiled with maple sugar until bubbling, topped with walnuts and cream. A 25-minute French-Canadian breakfast treat.

Hazelnut succes cake: two crisp hazelnut-meringue discs sandwiched with silky praline buttercream, crusted with crushed praline. A classic French patisserie showstopper.

A French patisserie masterpiece: three crisp almond meringue layers sandwiched with silky hazelnut praline buttercream, finished with toasted almonds and powdered sugar.