Best Toffee Ever

4.70 (1443)
⏱ 100 mins 🍽 ['32', '2 1/2 pounds of toffee'] 🌶 american 🏷 Candy

This homemade toffee recipe creates a rich, buttery confection layered with semisweet chocolate and crunchy almonds. It is a straightforward American candy perfect for festive occasions and gift-giving. The method involves cooking a sugar and butter mixture to a precise temperature before setting it with chocolate and nuts. The process takes about 100 minutes and results in approximately 2 1/2 pounds of delicious toffee.

Best Toffee Ever

Ingredients

  • 2 cups unsalted butter
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup finely chopped almonds

Method

  1. Assemble all of your ingredients.
  2. Place the butter, sugar, and salt into a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan and set it over the heat.
  3. Stir the mixture continuously in one direction until the butter has fully melted, which should take about 5 minutes.
  4. While that cooks, prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish by lining it with parchment paper, allowing the paper to overhang on two opposite sides.
  5. After the butter melts, cease stirring and allow the mixture to come to a boil. Once boiling, cook it, stirring just 2 to 3 times, until it achieves a dark amber colour and registers 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) on a candy thermometer, a process taking 20 to 30 minutes.
  6. Without delay, pour the hot toffee into your prepared dish. Scatter the chocolate chips evenly over the top and leave them to soften for 1 to 2 minutes.
  7. Take a spatula and spread the now softened chocolate into a thin, uniform layer across the toffee.
  8. Sprinkle the finely chopped almonds over the chocolate layer, pressing them down gently. covering your hand with a plastic bag can help keep things tidy.
  9. Transfer the toffee to the refrigerator and chill until completely firm, about 1 hour. Then, use the overhanging parchment paper to lift the set toffee from the dish.
  10. Break the large slab of toffee into smaller pieces and keep them stored in an airtight container.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories226 kcal
Fat17 g
Sugars18 g
Protein2 g
Sodium101 mg

Recipe details

CategoryCandy
Cuisineamerican
AuthorFUNKYSEAMONKEY