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Butterscotch Toffee

Chocolate and chopped almond toffee has a crunchy butterscotch coating that melts in your mouth.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 40 pieces
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 0.25 cup water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 0.5 cup almonds chopped

Method
 

  1. Butter a baking sheet and set aside.
  2. Cook the butter, sugar, and water to 300F (hard crack stage), stirring constantly.
  3. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, and pour onto the sheet, spreading thin.
  4. Scatter the chocolate chips over the hot toffee and let them melt, then spread smooth.
  5. Sprinkle with chopped almonds and cool completely before breaking into pieces.

Notes

Keep stirring while it cooks so the butter doesn't separate out.