The Maple Madness champion was crowned, and sweet victory is in the air🍁🏆 We asked our followers to vote on the best maple dishes in our area March 19 to April 6 and the results are in! Check out all the maple dishes and participate in the newest challenge on the Meet Mt. Pleasant app, the Maple Madness Challenge! The challenge is running all of April and is the perfect way to gear up for the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival at the end of the month. Here’s how to participate:

  1. Download the Meet Mt. Pleasant App
  2. Create your FREE account
  3. Click on the Challenges tab and then click ‘Maple Madness Challenge’
  4. Check-in at four (or more) challenge stops and be entered to win a $25 gift card to one of the final four stops

Final Four Maple Dishes🍁

1. Hunter’s Ale House Maple Smash Burger🍁

The crowned champion dish of the 2026 Maple Madness challenge! Sweet meets savory with the burger’s crispy edges, melty cheese, and maple flavor, bringing everything together.

Hunter Ale House Maple Smash Burger with crispy cheese, maple, and homemade chips

2. Silver Spoon Maple Cinnamon Roll🍁

Get a taste of the sweetest town around and try Silver Spoon’s grilled cinnamon roll dripping in gooey maple icing. This sweet maple icing is locally sourced and is the same syrup used in the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival pancake meals.

3. Summit Maple Sugar Rubbed Wings🍁

Sink your teeth into the smokey-sweet sensation of the Summit Maple Sugar Rubbed Wings! These wings are brined for 24 hours, smoked with hickory, cherry, and applewood, and finished with a flash fry tossed in a Michigan Maple Sugar Rub.

4. Ignite Donuts Fire Pit Boozy Latte🍁

Sip on espresso, homemade maple bourbon syrup, and milk from Ignite Donuts. This Fired Up café, owned by a CMU alumni is known for its donuts and organic, homemade, and locally sourced ingredients.

All Sweet 16 Maple Dishes🍁

  • Alma Brewing Company: Hard boiled eggs wrapped in pork sausage with a house-made maple remoulade.

  • Cup of Joy: Maple latte made with maple syrup from the 7th Generation and tapped by Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal members.

  • Ignite Donuts: The Fire Pit Boozy Coffee & Maple Cinnamon Roll

  • Hunter’s Ale House: Maple Smash Burger & Salted Caramel White Russian

  • Mountain Town Station: Crisp, sweet salad with apple, cherries, and a maple vinaigrette dressing.

  • Pleasant City Coffee: Smooth apple cider loaded with maple spice and a maple spice latte.

  • Shepherd Bar: Maple bacon cheddar burger oozing with maple syrup and the smooth Maple Old Fashioned.

  • Silver Spoon Coffee House: Grilled cinnamon roll with maple icing and a maple latte.

  • Summit Smoke House: Brined, smoked, fried wings tossed in a local maple sugar rub.

  • Twisted Fork: Famous chicken waffle sliders featuring a maple jam.

  • The Brass Cafe: Salted Caramel Maple Old Fashioned that is perfectly paired with an evening meal on the outdoor patio

  • Wood Shop Social: French Salad with maple mustard vinaigrette, half chicken with maple glazed carrots, & roasted and fried brussels sprouts with bacon aioli, maple, and citrus.

Meet Mt. Pleasant🍁

Getting hungry? Download the Meet Mt. Pleasant App, check in at each stop and try their maple dish. Share a photo of your favorite maple dish with us and use #meetmtp – we might feature your photo on social media!

Photo Credits: Cinnamon Roll – Silver Spoon Coffee House