Chocolate Molasses Maple Toffee
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons molasses
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- 2 1/2 cups milk chocolate morsels, divided
- 2 cups toasted pecans, chopped, divided
- 1 cup milk chocolate toffee bits, divided
- Combine white sugar, brown sugar, butter, water, molasses and cinnamon in 3 quart saucepan.
- Cook over low heat, stirring gently until sugar dissolves.
- Cover and cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes.
- Wash down sugar crystals from side of pan.
- Uncover and cook to hard crack stage at 300 degrees.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and maple extract.
- Pour into 15 by 10 by 1-inch greased jelly roll pan, quickly spreading mixture to edges of pan.
- Sprinkle 1 1/4 cups chocolate morsels over hot toffee.
- Let stand 1 minute or until chocolate begins to melt.
- Spread chocolate evenly over candy.
- Sprinkle with 1 cup chopped pecans and 1/2 cup toffee bits and let stand until set.
- Place remaining 1 1/4 cups chocolate morsels in top of double boiler.
- Bring water to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and cook until chocolate melts.
- Remove from heat.
- Run a knife around the edge of toffee in jelly roll pan.
- Carefully invert coffee onto waxed paper lined baking sheet.
- Spread melted chocolate over uncoated side of toffee.
- Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup chopped pecans and 1/2 cup toffee bits.
- Let stand until set.
- Break into pieces.
white sugar, brown sugar, butter, water, molasses, cinnamon, vanilla, maple, milk chocolate, pecans, milk chocolate toffee
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chocolate-molasses-maple-toffee-recipe.html (may not work)