Toffee

It's a holiday candy classic! But with only 5 ingredients, this buttery toffee can be enjoyed any time of year!

Prep: 35 min | Total: 1 hr 35 min | Yield: 36 servings

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, cut into pieces
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup semisweet, dark or milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Instructions

In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, heat sugar, butter and water to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat to medium. Cook about 13 minutes, stirring constantly, to 300 degrees F on a candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into cup of very cold water separates into hard, brittle threads that break easily. (Watch carefully so mixture does not burn.)
Immediately pour toffee onto an ungreased large cookie sheet. If necessary, quickly spread mixture to 1/4 inch thickness. Sprinkle with chocolate chips; let stand for about 1 minute or until chips are completely softened.
Spread softened chocolate evenly over toffee.
Sprinkle with pecans.
Let stand at room temperature for about one hour, or refrigerate if desired, until firm.
Break into bite size pieces.
Store tightly covered at room temperature.

Notes

Packaging gifts for the holidays can be as fun as making them. Wrap coffee tins with holiday paper or foil. Fill with Toffee, separating layers with colored tissue paper or waxed paper.

Nutrition

Per serving: Serving Size: 1 Candy Calories 90 (Calories from Fat 60), Total Fa t7g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 15mg Sodium 35mg Total Carbohydrate 7g (Dietary Fiber 0g Sugars 7g), Protein 0g

% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0%

Exchanges:0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat; Carbohydrate Choices:1/2

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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