Nutty English Butter Toffee
Nutty English Butter Toffee is an addictive, layered, candy treat that is a hit, every time you serve it! A little toffee, nuts and chocolate in every bite!
Equipment
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Spread your almonds, pecans or walnuts out on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake to toast the nuts until they are a light brown color, about 5 minutes.
- Chop your nuts if desired.
- Line an 8x8 or 9x9 inch pan with tinfoil. Lightly grease the foil with butter and set aside.
- In a heavy bottomed saucepan combine sugar, butter, water and salt. Clip your candy thermometer to the side of your saucepan.
- Over medium to medium-high heat bring the sugar mixture to a boil, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes stop stirring and just adjust and shake the saucepan occasionally to redistribute the heat.
- The mixture will eventually turn an amber color in less than 10 minutes.
- Then the mixture will darken even more. Continue to cook until your thermometer reaches just over 300 degrees. The mixture will be hard and cracked. Less than 5 more minutes.
- Remove your saucepan from the heat and add your vanilla. Stir until incorporated.
- Carefully pour the hot mixture into your prepared pan. Allow to cool for 30 minutes on your counter. The hot mixture should be hard.
- In a heavy bottomed saucepan, over low heat, melt 1 tablespoon of butter and then the chocolate.
- Do this very slowly and add milk.
- Stir until combined and pour on top of hard first layer. Use a spatula to spread chocolate around evenly.
- Immediately sprinkle the chocolate with baked nuts.
- Place in your refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Remove from pan and break into pieces.
- Serve and enjoy!