This English Toffee is a rich, buttery-caramel candy topped with chocolate and nuts. It is an easy-to-make Christmas tradition in my family.
Indulge in this rich, buttery, and decadent recipe for almond toffee. The toffee is topped with a combination of chocolates and crunchy almonds.
I’m obsessed with this recipe! It’s rich, buttery, and has a touch of chocolate and nuts. English toffee is the perfect addition to any Christmas dessert table or as a gift. I love anything like caramel, but the texture of this English Toffee is unbeatable–not too hard, yet still crunchy with every bite.
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This toffee is not only tooth-friendly but uses a mixture of semi-sweet and dark chocolate chips to create the ideal chocolate layer for topping. I usually do this with my fudge recipes and have always been thrilled with the outcome. Have no fear–the chocolate does not overshadow the delicious caramel butter toffee beneath it.
This is the perfect present for anyone on your list – family, friends, and neighbors. Who doesn’t love getting food prepared by loved ones? But this toffee will put you at the top of their favorite people list.
Back when I started my blog, I always had my kids review my recipes and would include it at the bottom of my blog post. Over the years, I deleted those when I would go and update the post and photos—kicking myself now for doing that.
Here was their review back in 2013: This is a hit with everyone–they love how thin and easy to bite it is. Usually, the whole pan disappears within minutes, but I break off some pieces for everyone to try before setting aside the rest for friends and family Christmas “goodie” plates.
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Ingredients
To make this toffee, you’ll need butter, vanilla, sugar, water, salt, almonds, and chocolate. It’s a snap to put together and will surely be a hit with your family!
How to make English Toffee
Prepare your 9×13 pan by lightly buttering it, edges, and bottom or line with parchment paper. To make the toffee a bit thicker, use a 9×9
Combine butter, sugar, water, and salt in a heavy saucepan.
Stir the mixture constantly and be mindful of it, so it doesn’t burn. Once it reaches 300°F, stop cooking & remove from the heat.
Immediately pour into a lightly buttered or parchment-lined 13″ x 9″ pan, or to make the toffee a bit thicker, use a 9×9.
Let the toffee rest until hardened.
Place chocolate in a heat-proof bowl over a pot of simmering water. Stir frequently until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Pour the melted chocolate over the room-temperature toffee.
Top the chocolate with slivered or coarsely chopped almonds. You can toast your almonds ahead of time for a nice rich flavor.
Let stand for 2-3 hours or until the chocolate has completely hardened. Then break it into pieces.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter I used salted, but you can use unsalted as well
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt *I omit this if I use salted butter
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup slivered almonds
Instructions
- In a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt.
- Let the butter melt and sugar dissolve and then bring to a simmer, then cook, stirring constantly with a whisk, so the butter and sugar don't separate, until it reaches the hard-crack stage (300°F). Or until it turns a deep amber; typically takes 18–21 minutes.
- Immediately pour into slightly buttered 13″x9″ pan.
- Let it sit for about 20 minutes, then add the chocolate.
- Melt the semi-sweet and dark chocolate together using a double broiler.
- Spread over toffee; sprinkle with almonds, pressing them into chocolate.
- Let stand 2-3 hours or chill 30 minutes.
- Break into bite-size pieces.
This looks fantastic ! Thanks for sharing at Tasty Tuesday !
Is it okay to crave toffee at 9:00 a.m.? Pinned to my Christmas Crafts and Food board.
Sarah if I lived near you I would bring some to you, totally okay to crave these at 9am…lol.
Gorgeous and elegant gift for anyone this time of year- might add this to my homemade gift boxes full of cookies, etc! Pinning!
These will be added to our cookie plate this christmas!
Stopping by from Daily Blog Boost – pinned!
Toffee is one of my favorite things in life, and I’d love to make some for the holidays. Pinning to try!
Like you, I’m crazy about toffee, but I’ve never tried making it. Your recipe doesn’t make it sound that difficult , so I’m going to try today and have it as a little take away for tonight’s dinner guests. Wish me luck!
I love English Toffee! My mom used to make it every year for Christmas and give it to our neighbors. Of course we would get some too. I’m pinning this so I can make some!
I make English Toffee every year for gifts. To make this even easier here is my hint: immediately after pouring the molten toffee into a buttered pan sprinkle mini choco chips all over the top then wait a couple mins and spread with a frosting spatula and sprinkle with almond flakes if you wish. We have even made toffee in a electric skillet and just turned off to cool after done.
This is my new favorite Christmas treat! It looks so inviting!
That looks totally irresistible! Definitely a must make!
My new favorite Christmas treat is this! It appears so welcoming!