Skip to main content
Epicurious
Bon Appétit

Mixed-Nut Spiced Toffee

4.8

(44)

For a festive presentation, place the toffee in clear cellophane bags and tie with French silk ribbon.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 2 pounds

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon mild-flavored (light) molasses
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
2 cups coarsely chopped toasted mixed nuts (such as cashews, almonds, and pistachios)
5 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

Preparation

  1. Butter small rimmed baking sheet. Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat. Add next 6 ingredients; stir until sugars dissolve. Attach clip-on candy thermometer to pan. Increase heat to medium; boil until thermometer registers 290°F, stirring slowly but constantly and scraping bottom of pan with wooden spatula, about 20 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Mix in 1 1/2 cups nuts. Immediately pour candy onto sheet. Spread toffee to 1/4-inch thickness. Immediately sprinkle chocolate atop toffee. Let stand 1 minute. Using back of spoon, spread chocolate over toffee. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup nuts. Chill 1 hour. Break toffee into pieces. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Chill in airtight container. Let stand at room temperature at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour before serving.)

TagsCandyDessertCashewNutAlmondPistachioSnackGluten FreeMake AheadChristmasBon Appétit
Read More
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App This Week
Like tiny tomato galettes and chimichurri grilled shrimp.
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App in June
Like swordfish steaks with tomatoes and Peruvian-style tofu.
Caramelized Onion Pasta
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
Chimichurri Grilled Shrimp
Punchy, make-ahead chimichurri adds a bright, fresh finish to this easy summer dinner.
13 Types of Nuts and How to Cook With Them
Filberts, goobers, scaly bark nuts: Explore the world beyond almonds in this guide.
Gingery Pork and Sugar Snap Pea Stir-Fry
Thinly sliced and cooked hot and fast, pork tenderloin is the juicy, cook-quicking weeknight champion of this vegetable-heavy stir-fry.
Tiny Tomato Galettes
With a crisp crust, garlicky mayo, and a juicy slice of tomato.
This Cookout Menu Dials Up the Classics
The secret to juicy grilled chicken, a sheet-cake swap for banana pudding, and more reasons to light up the grill and have people over all summer long.