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stack of easy homemade english toffee coated with chocolate and almonds

Easy Homemade English Toffee

Brookside Kitchen
Sweet, buttery, crunchy toffee with roasted almonds and creamy chocolate.
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Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Yield 1 9x13 sheet

Equipment

  • Candy Thermometer
  • 9 x 13 baking dish
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) (226 g) butter
  • 1 cup (190 g) sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (about 125 g) roasted almonds finely chopped, divided
  • 1 cup milk or semi-sweet (160 g) chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Add butter, sugar, and salt to a heavy-bottomed saucepan over low to medium-low heat. Mix until fully incorporated and butter is not separated from the sugar.
  • Continue cooking, stirring frequently until rich golden brown in color and candy thermometer reaches 285℉.
  • Remove toffee from heat, stir in vanilla extract and ½ cup of chopped almonds.
  • Quickly pour toffee onto parchment-lined baking pan.
  • Sprinkle chocolate chips over hot toffee and let sit for 1-2 minutes to soften.
  • Spread chocolate into an even layer and immediately sprinkle remaining ½ cup of chopped almonds over chocolate. Press almonds lightly into chocolate. Allow to cool completely until hardened.
  • Carefully break or chop into pieces and enjoy.