Homemade Toffee Recipe
Rich, buttery toffee topped with chocolate and chopped nuts.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 Tbsp water
- 1 Tbsp corn syrup
- pinch of salt
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped almonds or pecans
Instructions
- Line a large cookie sheet with a silicone liner or buttered parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large heavy pan, heat the butter, sugar, water, corn syrup, salt, and vanilla over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
- Continue cooking till mixture reaches about 290 degrees and turns a deep caramel color. (Right between the soft and hard crack stage.) Watch carefully, it can burn quickly after it reaches 280°.
- Quickly pour the hot mixture onto the pan. Let it sit for about 3-5 minutes, then sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the top.
- Let sit for 5-10 minutes or till chocolate is melted. Spread the chocolate over the top, then sprinkle with chopped almonds.
- Let toffee cool completely, then break into pieces.
Notes
- You can use a candy thermometer, or drop a spoonful of the hot mixture into a cup of cold water. If it cracks, it's ready.
- I've tried the recipe without the corn syrup. It still works, but it's trickier at the end because it tends to separate, so you have to stir very vigorously.
- Yield is about 1 1/2 pounds of toffee; nutritional information is just an estimate.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 1gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 62mgPotassium: 46mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 236IUCalcium: 16mgIron: 0.1mg
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