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Coffee Toffee – English Toffee Recipe

October 17, 2016 by Samantha
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This English Toffee Recipe gets a grownup spin with a touch of coffee and hazelnuts. It’s great for holiday gifting or simply have for entertaining when you need something sweet. 

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The 3rd Cookbook Club meeting reviewed Deb Perelman’s “The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook” and I made the Coffee Toffee, an English Toffee recipe, from the cookbook. We had 12 members present which is a really great representation of recipes from the book as it resulted in 12 different dishes being sampled. As usual, our club was ruthless in its review – which I love.

I was really keen to hear what everyone thought about the book overall as I have fairly mixed emotions about it. It’s witty and funny in its writing, but sometimes the recipes can fall flat or are lacklustre. Our group was split on a final call of between 5 or 6 out of 10 overall. This overall rating means we’re happy we tried and would seek a recipe or 2 from SmittenKitchen.com in the future, but are not running out to purchase the cookbook.

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On the whole, the cookbook contains a few standout dishes, like the cookbook club’s favourite Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onion Galette and my personal favourite Mustard Milanese with an Arugula Fennel Salad (a quicker and easier Chicken and Arugula Salad can be found here). A number of members felt that it is was difficult to really get into the cookbook, that there wasn’t a recipe screaming from the pages for them to make.

This is pretty telling since we have a couple of members who will make upwards of 5 recipes from the book before our meetings. I find that I turn to this cookbook when I have a specific ingredient that I want to use in a quick and easy way, as well as for some dependable freezer meals. Even this English Toffee recipe could be parked in the freezer and pullout when you need a dessert in a pinch. 

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A few comments from members included that the recipes were easy, but long and that there were assumptions that the reader should already know how to do something (as if there was a missing link in a recipe). I find this last comment surprising as the cookbook starts by explaining how it’s recipes from a home cook who had to learn it all (in a tiny kitchen).

Our club has a variety of cooking experience (none to cooks all the freaking time like me) and Smitten Kitchen should have been perfect for everyone – a cookbook that contains recipe after recipe that “exceeds expectations”. Instead we didn’t dislike any of the recipes, but not very many of them grabbed our hearts and made us want to make them again, besides this dream English Toffee recipe that will be made for countless holidays to come.

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I found that some tools were missing from the cookbook, such as the candy thermometer that was required for the Coffee Toffee. To be honest, mine was broken so I mostly guessed on the temperature by the colour of the toffee as I was cooking it which is only something I’d suggest doing if you’re comfortable cooking sugars and caramels.

Like most, this English toffee recipe needs to get extremely hot (300° F) so that the toffee sets hard. It it doesn’t reach that temperature you’ll end up with a chewy caramel instead or worse, a caramel that’s so runny you can’t even cut it (totally happened to me before). The Coffee Toffee is solid option for a grown-up’s version of toffee, laced with strong espresso and topped with a thin layer of chocolate … just enough to satisfy the chocolate cravings we all have (we do, right?).

5 from 2 votes
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Coffee Toffee
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Chilling time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

Chewy and chocolatey toffee treat with hints of espresso. An English Toffee recipe all grown up!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: english
Keyword: best english toffee, best toffee recipe in the world, easy toffee recipe, english toffee recipe, toffee recipe
Servings: 15 servings
Calories: 259 kcal
Author: Samantha
Ingredients
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, levelled, but not packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp molasses
  • 1/4 heaping tsp flaky sea salt (or 1/4 tsp table salt)
  • 1 1/2 tsp instant espresso powder (decaf espresso works too)
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (or 6 oz./170 grams semisweet chocolate, chopped)
  • 1/2 cup chopped toasted hazelnuts
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
  1. Line a small baking sheet with non-stick paper.

  2. In a medium heavy sauce pan (with a candy thermometer attached), melt butter, brown and white sugar, molasses, salt, and espresso together over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally with a whisk until the temperature reaches 250°F. Then whisking constantly, until mixture reaches 300°F.

  3. Carefully pour mixture onto baking sheet and spread evenly with a spatula. Immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over the toffee and let sit for about a minute until softening, then spread chocolate evenly over the candy base. Sprinkle hazelnuts over chocolate.

  4. Place in fridge (or freezer) till toffee is set, about 15-20 minutes.

  5. Break toffee into pieces and store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts
Coffee Toffee
Amount Per Serving
Calories 259 Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Fat 19g29%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Cholesterol 33mg11%
Sodium 12mg1%
Potassium 122mg3%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 19g21%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 384IU8%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 23mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

Enjoy! xo

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About Samantha

Mom of twins, a singleton, and wife to a hungry husband. The food demands that surround me, have pushed me to lead our food life more simply, nutritiously, and deliciously. It’s a good day when family, friends, and food intersect.

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