What happens when I heat maple spread or clearly maple e.g.: in the microwave oven?
Maple Butter
Microwave heating will soften consistency and facilitate blending with other ingredients. Consistency will grow thicker again as the Maple Butter cools. With longer heating, it becomes more liquid, but will be thicker/stiffer when cooled, due to loss of moisture.
Clearly Maple
Microwave heating will soften consistency. Clearly Maple gets quite runny even when heated just a bit (T>45°C). When heated longer, it eventually starts to lose moisture and thicken.