Same thing for my friend hers did the same thing. Once you get it, there will be no stopping your creativity! lol), and it comes out perfect every time. Allrecipes has more than 20 trusted toffee recipes complete with ratings, reviews and serving tips. Check out http://www.craftybaking.com/howto/candy-sugar-syrup-temperature-chart. Thanks for the great recipe! And those spectacular photos?! Tastes just like Almond Rocca. I have Been making this toffee for the past 3 years for the holidays and in multiple batches. Never made toffee before, do I need to use a heat thermometer? I know that they normally use vinegar but I don't have any. We made the toffee in addition to our Christmas cookies and my husband fell in love with me all over again. Otherwise, watch your temperatures. . UGH. I tried looking through previous comments, but couldn’t see anything regarding freezing. This recipe has failed horribly butter and sugar never combined I constantly stirred it. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Your recipe is not right….I’ve made this before. 2. It won’t change the toffee any if I skip that step? After the color change I added 2 cups of cocanut flakes and 1/3 cup cocao nibs into the pan. My toffee turned out perfect! The pot I used was too small, and I stirred too much. Took a little longer than the 10-15 minutes, and it did separate, but I followed the suggestions of some of the other commentators and just poured off the oil that separated out and went on like nothing had happened. This is a great recipe, it came out perfect but it almost didn’t. 2 fails 2 successful batches! Has anyone made it without the almonds and pecans? Do you happen to have a pic of the mixture when you take it off the stove? So, anyhow, there it is. It works much better than unsalted butter and doesn’t separate. I thought it was ruined, but I persisted. It depends on the season and how hot/cold you keep your home. Now I’ve got it! Pinned! I have found that if I don’t refrigerate it won’t get hard. Thank you for this wonderful, delicious, easy recipe! It’s one of my mom’s favorite treats so I think I might need to surprise her with a homemade batch. Holiday baking is the best! I can hardly wait to see how it turns out. Break into pieces and serve. Sprinkle with pecans. Brown sugar can be used, but half white, half brown. Awful. This recipe turned out great! Thanks for the recipe, I’m positive it will be used often! and the candy therm. So the toffee, even after I beak it up will be oily. In fact if you get a lot of crumbs when breaking up your toffee, they are great on ice cream, too – so great that you might want to chop some up for that purpose. What I like to do is make sure the butter is on the bottom of the pan (adding sugar and other ingredients on the top) to allow for faster caramelizing. Do I use brown sugar or white? I tried to pour off excess butter before I spread in to pan. That photo is from a DIFFERENT RECIPES — the one that was used as the inspiration for this one. Thank you! I gently stir the sugar and butter continuously over medium heat until it is exactly the color of the peanut butter next to me. I just have to add that although I’ve never had the problem, there’s not the slightest chance I’d throw out a batch that didn’t harden. Let cool completely, about 2 hours. Manners cost nothing. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract I have tried to make toffee several times over the years and this recipe, with your hints is the first time it has turned out. So I just made this recipe…twice. some are not all real butter~. It never lasts long at all! Instead it is soft. Neither one of us have ever made toffee. That way people who don’t like nuts can scrape them off. Pour into paper baking cases in patty pan holes; . Question: Followed instructions, cooked entire time over medium heat, did not have any trouble making a nice caramely substance. All of my friends and family love it! And once the leftover toffee hardened in the pan, rather than trying to chip it out, I just filled my pan with water up past where everything had stuck – even what was on the sides from the stirring – and boiled it all away. I love toffee, but it does a number on my A1C. I did put it in the microwave and cooked for 7 minutes, not stirring until the 7 minutes were up. You can certainly try substituting Splenda but without further recipe testing, I cannot speak for how much this will change the overall taste/texture of the dish. . Don’t leave it and walk away or the butter mixture separates. Yes, the mixture should have hardened almost minutes after pouring! It looks like around the edges the butter is separated…Is this normal, or should I have stirred even longer? What’s the best way to store it? Taste tested it again and added one more teaspoon. Also, your bowl does matter somewhat… A medium to large bowl is best, and if you have a good plastic bowl that won’t melt in the microwave, great, but I have ruined many bowls because it gets very hot, so I use a glass bowl…BE CAREFUL doing this though, you will want to wear your oven mitts when you take the bowl out. Should the butter have been room temperature or can it be cold when heated? Let set to cool. Lastly, I think I had the heat TOO low on first batch. Besides the stirring and waiting it’s a very easy recipe. and even THAT one is deceiving! Things that I did: I used the peanut butter jar trick someone mentioned in the comments. Perfect for the holidays! It’s a simple process of stirring, watching and a bit of patience. Melt butter in a heavy based sauce pan over a gentle heat. Thank you posting this! Milk chocolate. Using a substitution may also result in a mediocre outcome. I’m going to try it & see if that helps. I used walnuts because it was all I had. That toffee looks amazing! Heat the mixture on a moderate ⦠In an electric frying pan, combine corn syrup, water and sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring until the butter is melted. (yes i time it. User error sweetie! Can you tell me where you get yours or the name of it? I saw your comment on a toffee recipe and thought I’d tell you about my recipe. The only hard part I could think of is the caramelization process but I promise you, it’s not difficult at all. Toffee is (so far) still on my baking baking list, but I’m going to try yours soon, to fix that . As usual, love your photos! My toffee came out sugary I stirred for 1/2 hour Than i thought it could be the pan…It was a.Teflon pan I was using, I switched the goo into a regular pan and Bingo that did the trick! I guess she only replies to people who save the recipe and never try it. Also my receipe said to mix the almonds with the syrup mixture. I had some 90% cocao, did half with that and half with the semi sweet chips. It wasn’t pourable at this point. Mine turned out PERFECT my husband just came in eating a piece asking where I got it. We might be able to work that out! chocolate bits over top, being sure to cover the hot toffee well. She had everything your recipe called for so we started making it. Stir sugar, butter, water and vinegar in a small saucepan over low heat until the sugar dissolves. Ive made this so many times and it comes out perfect every time. The toffee was flavorful and just the right amount of crunch. 1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips. window.adthrive.siteAds.targeting.push( {key: 'at_custom_1', value: 'myxx_off'} ); I’ve been using a very similar recipe for many years. Cinder or honeycomb toffee (known as hokey pokey in New Zealand) has baking soda and vinegar added so the toffee froths and makes bubbles as it sets, giving a completely different texture. Glen, whole almonds are used on the bottom layer and chopped pecans are on the top layer – this is all specified in the recipe. Aside from that I plan on making this an easy go to all the time! 2) like other people, I. Yes, the almonds should not change the toffee. Finally poured the caramel mixture over almonds anyway & added chocolate & pecans. I was skeptical about whether I would be able to determine when the right almond brown color had been reached, but it worked! Thank You for sharing! I cooked it exactly as the recipe noted and it is not hardening. My husband loves toffee, but I always assumed it would be too hard to make at home! I think trying to rush the caramelization process is why most fails happen. 1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips Butter a 15 x 10 jellyroll pan, set aside. Cubed the butter, poured sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1/4 tsp salt over the top. The best toffee! You can however substitute lemon juice for vinegar. This is one I will definitely give a go. This scrumptuos toffee recipe is almost identical to my mother’s recipe from years ago, and hers says “Cook to 300 degrees”. Cook approximately 7 to 8 minutes and start watching at this point so as not to overcook. Easy Homemade ToffeeYield: 6 servingsprep time: 2 hours 10 minutescook time: 25 minutestotal time: 2 hours 35 minutesAn unbelievably easy, no-fuss, homemade toffee recipe. You just can’t beat food on a stick! how long does it take to make a grilled cheese sandwich? I kept re-reading the recipe, and looking at the lovely photo, and saying, “Those are clearly almonds on the bottom of the toffee, but on top…those sure don’t LOOK like almonds… and in spite of the admonition in the recipe, they DEFINITELY don’t look whole!” I re-read the recipe a dozen times, but no mention of chopped nuts…. of stirring to get it to the right color and temp. Just thought this might help those having issues! I didn’t know Star made rice vinegar…I’ll look for it in the store! The toffee part has hardened but the chocolate on top is still a bit gooey. I cook the butter and sugar mixture on med heat for EXACTLY 12 minutes. It gives it a yummy taste, but using all brown sugar causes it to not set right. I’ve even put the foil sheet on the ledge of my window to have it cool down quicker. This toffee looks gorgeous! I think if I made it more than once a year, we wouldn’t fit through the door! Is it stainless steel, teflon, ceramic? I was hooked when I saw your pictures! It is always best to use the ingredients listed in the recipe to obtain the best results possible. Wow, I had no idea how easy it is to make toffee. :)), If you don’t have waxed paper to lay on the pan, sprinkle olive oil then powder sugar. I think I too had the heat set too low (I cook with gas, flame, not electric). Do you think that would make a difference? I was even out of vanilla—still tasted great! No issues with butter and sugar seperating either. I always screw up candy making so I’ll be using the candy thermometer. It’s very important to stir constantly from the ‘get go’ because you want it to cook evenly and not burn. Super disappointing. I’d gladly trade my toffee for your cake , Are you local to Seattle? I can’t stay out of it when I make it! Toffee Vinegar Recipes 229,724 Recipes. Joy. I just made this….. soooo good! So easy and so Damn Delicious! The photo of your toffee spectacular! If it doesn’t get hard when you leave it out, it means that you haven’t cooked it long enough. I have tried a couple of other recipes that require a candy thermometer, but the butter/sugar mixture had such a small window of readiness that it often hardened before I could pour it all onto the cookie sheet. Will definitely make it again . When your toffee matches the color, take it off the burner immediately. Excellent I made this several times trying different things until I tried not stirring. I have a great recipe but it uses salted butter. Made this – so delicious and so easy…will be making more for Christmas gifts…thank you! My notes over the years: The butter on rim of bowl is to help toffee pour out…you can use a little from your stick, use extra, or what I like to do is just take butter wrapper and wipe around rim. Skip. Beverly, I recommend using a silicone baking mat – the candy comes off so easily and it makes for such an effortless clean up! You certainly don’t have to. What the fine grind of my almonds did, though, was leave me with a whole lot more almond than I really needed for the toffee. I have looked and I can’t find semi-sweet milk chocolate. Stir in brown sugar, water, and corn syrup. Anyone else not getting that toasty brown color in the toffee mix? Hey so I know this recipe is wicked old but it looks like the OP and/or other people from Damn Delicious are still responding so thought I’d toss in my two cents. Kept cooking on low until I had cooked 15 minutes total and it was the color of peanut butter. Making tonight, never used sugar before so that will be new. I.ve tried a lot of recepies but the butter keeps separating from the sugar, anybody knows why? Once the mixture turns into a hard crackle once dropped in the water it is done. The result might be a little chewyer than they’re supposed to.. Buy hey, who’s complaining. Great trick I tried this recipe and that peanut butter jar upside down worked really good for me. I must not have known what “medium almond” color is since mine never set well after 15 minutes. Made my first batch today. So addictive, you wonât want to share! Absolutely the easiest and most delicious toffee recipe ever. Your photos are very nice, too. I made this toffee (along with several other of your recipes “terryki salmon and siracha cream sauce” was to die for!) Hello, Do you think I could use a candy making chocolate? gorgeous photos. You can certainly try substituting candy making chocolate but without further recipe testing, I cannot speak for how much this will change the overall taste/texture of the dish. Last updated Dec 12, 2020. Pour up the mixture anyway and use paper towels to absorb excess butter in pan. Get your answers by asking now. i was making this on medium heat, in a heavy 2-qt pot, stirring with a flat bottom wooden spoon, it was taking longer than 7-10 minutes to get caramelized, but just when the color was just about right, the butter all of a sudden separated. http://www.tasteofhome.com/cooking-tips/candy/candy-making-tips, http://www.craftybaking.com/howto/candy-sugar-syrup-temperature-chart. It was so good, I ended up make 4 batches so I could share with friends and family. I went a solid 20 min stirring. I did change from a wisk to a wooden spoon and to a heavy bottom saucepan ( which I used a skillet the first time , which is what I use for my peanut crunch and I might add is amazing! This looks so delicious! Once the sugar mixture has caramelized, you’re set! Then, cook the mixture over low heat, stirring it continuously. Ok soo i poured out the excess butter liquid and put the sugary part on the pan and it tastes right and is hard so I think fyi to everyonenif you have my issue pour the butter out when the sugar is brown then pour onto parchment paper and such , Thanks for your comment. I even let it sit overnight. window.adthrive.cmd.push(function() { Used one of the commenters trick of turning a jar of peanut butter upside down and setting by the stove. I’ve already made about six batches of your graham cracker toffee that you sent out last week… and now you sent me THIS!?? But, overall, it was amazing! I will be making this in the years to come! Thank you for recipe. You can sign in to vote the answer. What do you recommend? I love this stuff so much I could care less, I scrape the bowl to get all the candy out. This recipe is simple, complete and turns out spectacularly delicious . Lol. Made this minus the nuts and added 1/2 cup of cashews chopped to the top. Thanks. Please include finishing temperatures as an alternative to the generally more simple color determinations. Thank you for the post. Since some people have had a hard time with hardening, I thought I would chime in. Test by spooning a few drops into a cup of cold water. It looks delicious so I’m ready for the “challenge”. Anyway, I hope this helps. It’s extremely easy and with less ingredients. Looking for toffee recipes? Not sure what I did wrong followed directions completely . It sounds amazing! Have you ever doubled the recipe? Just made my first batch tonight and turned out perfect! Medium on my gas stove is hotter than medium on an electric stove. This isn't' quite clear....its an opaque light golden brown.... you can also dip the cracked pieces in milk chocolate, then toss them in finely crushed nuts. Maybe will try again tomorrow using thermometer. A little over 10 minutes. Why do people want to overcook meat so much? Immediately spread the hot caramel mixture evenly over the almonds. you need to cook it longer in CO. just buy Enstrom. Please feel free to google “high altitude toffee making” resources for additional help. It will stop bubbling and you will notice slight seperation. I also have no chocolate chips or chocolate in general, will this recipe still work out? Debbie, please feel free to use online resources to calculate ingredient conversions. Spread almonds in an even layer onto the prepared baking sheet. it turned out fabulously. I learned this the hard way bc my grandmother’s recipe assumed salted butter and I always use unsalted. Semi sweet is darker, more intense, and better for you. can you use brown sugar instead of white sugar. I lowered the temperature and in a last ditch effort to save it I added 1/2 cup of Karo syrup. I was actually thinking about not posting these because I wasn’t 110% happy with the photos but they were too good to not share. Then I put on two more minutes and stirred after the first minute, and 2nd minute, and then poured it over my nuts. Try again. I used a non-stick teflon pan and not a problem. Add treacle and 30g of butter. This is the third time making these. Another tip. Thanks for the recipe. It’s really easy and I don’t find that a candy thermometer is necessary but if you haven’t made candy before then it could be helpful in getting you to the hard crack stage of about 300 degrees F. to make sure your candy sets properly. I need to change that ASAP and this sounds like the perfect recipe! The wording in the old recipe was to cook it until it was the color of a brown paper bag. I did want to let you know that your serving size may be a little off. A whisk will do a much better job mixing everything together. Thanks ! Hmmmmmmm….wonder what’s up. I’m impatiently waiting for it to cool enough for me to break it (and eat some). Directions: and more importantly, the butter never incorporated. Be patient!! Use a spatula or spoon to spread the candy to an even thickness. Every time I have made sure to do it right it turns out so good people eat it up. You might wonder why you shouldn’t scrape the bowl…it will change the color of the toffee and make it cloudy, plus can have a different texture. It was my first time making toffee and the flavor it good, the color is good all except for that burnt note I get. Immediately spread the hot caramel mixture evenly over the almonds. Can altitude make a difference? Many factors play into toffee. It’s been an hour – still not hardening & when I snuck a fingerful just to taste – seems grainy & sugary. I was in a panic and almost threw it away. Made this today for part of a Father’s Day gift and it came out delicious! Eventually I was able to whisk it back in, and it incorporated smoothly. But after 15-20 minutes of constant whisking I never got the peanut butter color. Avoid splashing mixture on sides of pan. It can get pretty heavy to pour too when using glass instead of plastic. Thank you for this wonderful receipt! After 2-0-25 minutes, I turned the heat up a bit & the mixture which was separated finally came to gether & the mixture began to brown beautifully. 233,641 suggested recipes. YES!!!! Because it takes bitter like it burnt. A candy thermometer is a must. The corn syrup is not needed in this recipe. Can toffee be made without adding the vanilla extract? I started following you after the Seattle IFBC, and I’ve been so impressed. I am so glad I found this! Required fields are marked *, Your Rating * Will it affect the solidity of it? I did it and it didn’t even stick to the cookie sheet. I’ve been making it for 5 years now. Then it broke. At this point my frantic wisking turns into a slower stir to ensure the butter and sugar stay together. 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