English Toffee

Recipe Description:

The original recipe came from my grandmother and has been handed down through the family. I grew up watching my mom make this every Christmas and learned how to make it as a teenager.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cook Time: 20 Minutes

Servings: 10

Difficulty: Moderate

Recipe Ingredients:

1 pound of salted, grass fed butter

2 cups organic sucanat

6 tablespoons water

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

7 ounces organic chocolate chips

Recipe Instructions:

Butter a large, rimmed cookie sheet or use a silicone baking mat on the cookie sheet.

Combine the butter, sucanat, water and vanilla in a large sauce pot. I use a 6 quart sauce pot because it has a larger surface area and cooks more evenly.

Over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, bring the mixture to a full boil.

Insert a candy thermometer into the mixture, and stirring constantly, scrapping the sides and edges of the pan as well, bring to 260 degrees (sucanat cooks differently than white sugar and does not need to be heated to as high a temperature to reach the proper consistency). This takes about 20 minutes.

Immediately pour onto the prepared cookie sheet.

Using the spoon, spread the toffee out as thinly as you want it. You can also tip the pan from side to side to thin it out.

Wait 5 minutes, until the toffee is set but still hot, and then put the chocolate chips on top of the toffee.

Once the chocolate is melted, spread it evenly over the top of the toffee.

Let this sit for several hours or overnight for the chocolate to set.**

Using a table knife, break up into pieces.

Store at room temperature in a sealed container.

** You can making the cooling process go faster by putting it in the refrigerator, but the chocolate will have a whitish cast to it.

Author: persimmonpudding

I'm a wife of 19 years and a stay-at-home- mother to three daughters ages 15, 10 and 5. I enjoy reading, photography, blogging and gardening. I majored in history in college. I live in the desert southwest. View all posts by persimmonpudding

English Toffee

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