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Old Fashioned English Butter Toffee
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Cooling Time
4 hrs
 

Old fashioned English butter toffee is rich and decadent made with only the finest plugra butter, almonds and chocolate.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: homemade candy recipe, homemade english toffee
Servings: 24 servings
Author: Jackie
Ingredients
  • 1 lb salted butter
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 cups white granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups chopped almonds
  • 1 ½ baggs (18 ounces) chocolate chips or 3 large Hershey's bars
Instructions
  1. Generously grease or line an 11x18 cookie sheet.

  2. Chop nuts and spread 2 cups over the greased cookie sheet.

  3. Cook butter, water, and sugar in large saucepan and over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until it reaches 300 degrees F or hard crack stage on thermometer.

  4. Remove from heat and carefully stir in vanilla extract. It will spit a bit.

  5. Spread mixture on sheet over almonds.
  6. Sprinkle chocolate chips over hot toffee and let them melt for 5 minutes.
  7. Once the chocolate chips have started to melt, spread with an offset spatula and sprinkle with remaining chopped nuts.

  8. Allow the toffee to cool and harden for 4 hours at room temperature or stick in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  9. Break apart and store in an air tight container for up to two weeks.