Easy Toffee Recipe

Every so often I make treats for the staff at work. I decided to try a few new recipes. I wanted to make a variety pack so I picked lemon butter shortbread cookies, truffles and toffee. Now, I’ve made candy before so I knew the basics but I had never made toffee. What I found was that it is super easy! I’m going to show you how and provide the recipe.

First you have to gather your ingredients: Butter, sugar, water, corn syrup, salt, vanilla, chocolate chips and chopped almonds. You also need to prepare a pan lined with parchment paper to pour your toffee on when it’s done cooking. Finally, grab a medium sized sauce pan to cook your toffee in and attach a candy thermometer to the inside.

You start the cooking process by heating your butter, sugar, water, corn syrup, salt and vanilla to boiling. Continue cooking until you reach 280 degrees or just between the soft crack and hard crack stage. Keep an eye on it because it goes super slow then all of a sudden it’s ready!

Once you’ve reached the desired consistency pour it onto the baking sheet lined with parchment paper. It will spread out on its own. Let it sit for five minutes then pour the chocolate chips over the top. Wait 3 minutes then spread the chocolate and sprinkle with the chopped almonds.

That’s it, it’s that easy! The recipe follows:

Toffee

Ingredients:

• 2 cups butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 Tbs water
• 2 Tbs corn syrup
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped almonds

Instructions:

• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Heat your butter, sugar, water, corn syrup, salt and vanilla to boiling in a medium sauce pan.
• Continue cooking until your batch reaches 280 degrees (just between soft crack and hard crack).
• Quickly pour your mixture on to the baking sheet. Let sit for 5 minutes.
• Pour the chocolate chips over the top and wait 3 minutes. Then spread the chocolate and sprinkle the nuts over the chocolate.
• Let sit until completely cooled.
• Break into pieces.

I put this toffee into the treat bags and had a super cute reward for the staff! It is really easy so try this recipe soon!!

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-Cristie