English Toffee
This candy tastes wonderful and takes about 15 minutes to make. My sister and I did three batches in an hour one year for Christmas. I use a cast iron skillet and some times just a few of the almonds to help gauge the readiness.
Servings per recipe: 16
Calories per serving: 222
Preparation time: 5m
Total cooking time: 20m
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
- 1 Butter a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
- 2 Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in sugar and water. Bring to a boil and add almonds. Cook, stirring constantly until nuts are toasted and the sugar is golden. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan; do not spread.
- 3 Immediately sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. Let stand for a minute, then spread the chocolate over the top. Let cool completely, then break into pieces.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 15.5g | 24% |
| Saturated Fat | 9.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 83mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 54mg | 2% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 22.6g | 7% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.8g | 3% |
| Protein | 0.9g | 2% |
| Sugars | 21g | |
| Vitamin A | 355IU | |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | |
| Calcium | 11mg | |
| Iron | 0mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 0mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 17mg | |
| Folate | 2mcg |
