Mixed-Nut Spiced Toffee
- 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
- 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 290F, 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.)
butter, sugar, golden brown sugar, water, mildflavored, salt, ground allspice, nuts, bittersweet
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mixed-nut-spiced-toffee-107519 (may not work)