ALMOND ENGLISH TOFFEE RECIPE

5 from 1 vote

This Almond English Toffee, is one of the BEST english toffee recipes, I have ever tasted. It has just the right amount of chewy and crunchy, and the almonds go perfectly with it.

Prep Time1 30

Total Time1 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Almond English Toffee, best toffee, English Toffee, Holiday Dessert

Servings: people

Calories: 166kcal

Ingredients

1½ cups whole almonds unblanched with skin on
1 cup butter salted
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon salt
½ Tablespoon hot water
12 ounces milk chocolate chips
½ cup pecans finely chopped

Instructions

Toast the almonds by putting them on a microwave safe plate and microwave for 2 minutes, turning them after one minute.
Line a 9x13 baking sheet with foil.
Arrange the toasted almonds all over on the foil lined baking sheet.
Using a heavy 2 quart saucepan add the butter, sugar, vanilla and salt. Cook over medium/high heat. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon and just when the butter mixture is all melted add in the 1/2 tablespoon hot water. (Be sure to add this before the mixture really starts to cook)
Continue to stir constantly over the heat for about 7 to 9 minutes until color starts to brown. It could even start to smoke lightly at the end of the cooking time. Immediately pour this hot butter mixture over the almonds in the foil lined pan. Pour quickly because it starts to set up fast.
Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the hot mixture. Let the chocolate chips set for about 1 minute. They will begin to melt, then spread the melted chocolate over all the pan with a knife. Sprinkle with the chopped pecans. Pat the pecans very gently into the chocolate with your hands. Let it cool for about an hour so the chocolate chips will set up.
Break into pieces and serve.

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