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English Toffee with Pumpkin Spice
English toffee with pumpkin spice can be made with semi-sweet, milk or dark chocolate. Makes about 2 pounds.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 32 servings
Calories: 157 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 10 ounces unsalted butter (2 1/2 sticks)
- 1 pound sugar (2 1/4 cups)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans divided
- 8 ounces dark chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- 1 Tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a 10" x 15" rimmed baking with a silicon mat. Place coarsely chopped pecans on baking sheet and lightly toast pecans until barely golden brown. About 5-7 minutes. When cool, measure out 1/2 cup of the coarsely chopped pecans and chop them more finely in a food processor or by hand. These will go on top of the finished toffee. Set aside.
- Leave the remaining 1 1/2 cups toasted pecans on the baking sheet.
- Clip a candy thermometer on large, heavy bottomed sauce pan. Over medium heat, bring butter, sugar, salt and water to a boil.
- Continue cooking, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until temperature reaches between 305 degrees F. and 315 degrees F. (about 15 minutes) Keep an eye on it as it can quickly burn. It will have a golden caramel color.
- Remove from heat and stir in pumpkin spice.
- Carefully pour hot caramel mixture over toasted nuts, spreading with a spatula to cover nuts.
- Wait a few minutes, then sprinkle chocolate chips over hot toffee, letting it melt. Use a spatula to spread chocolate over toffee.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup finely chopped and toasted nuts over warm chocolate, and refrigerate until hard.
- Break toffee into pieces. Store in an airtight container.
- Toffee does not need to be refrigerated once it has set.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
157kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
82mg
(3%)
Potassium
49mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
223IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 32servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 157
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 157kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 82mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 49mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 223IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.