Coffee Walnut Toffee Recipes

CAPPUCCINO WALNUT TOFFEE

Steps:

• To toast walnuts, sprinkle in ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until nuts begin to brown, then stirring constantly until nuts are light brown. Cool.
• Butter 15x10-inch pan. In heavy 3 1/2-quart saucepan, melt 1 1/4 cups butter over medium heat. Stir in granulated sugar, brown sugar, molasses, coffee powder, cinnamon, salt and water. Cook, stirring constantly, to 290°F on candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into cup of very cold water separates into threads that are hard but pliable.
• Remove from heat; stir in toasted walnuts. Quickly pour mixture into pan and spread in even layer. Immediately sprinkle chocolate and vanilla chips over top; let stand 5 minutes. Swirl melted chips using offset spatula.
• Cover; refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Break toffee into pieces. Store tightly covered in refrigerator up to 7 days. Serve cold or room temperature.

CHRISTMAS WALNUT TOFFEE

Steps:

• Butter a 9 inch square baking dish, and set aside. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the sugar and corn syrup until smooth; add the water and stir. Heat to 290 degrees F (145 degrees C) using a candy thermometer.
• When the temperature has been reached, stir in 1 cup of the walnuts, and cook for 3 more minutes, stirring constantly. Pour into the prepared pan, and allow to cool. When the toffee is cooled, remove from the pan, and place onto waxed paper. Melt chocolate chips in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, or in the microwave, stirring frequently until smooth.
• Spread half of the melted chocolate onto one side of the toffee slab, and sprinkle with half of the remaining nuts. Allow to cool until set, then repeat with the other side. Break into bite size pieces when set.

WALNUT TOFFEE

Steps:

• Butter a 9" square pan.
• Melt the butter in two-quart saucepan.
• Stir in the sugar gradually.
• Add the syrup and water; cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally to 290°F on a candy thermometer or until a little of mixture becomes very brittle in cold water.
• Add 1 cup nuts.
• Cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Pour in buttered pan.
• When cold, remove from pan.
• Coat 1 side of toffee with the melted chocolate and then sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
• Flip out on to waxed paper.
• Break into bite size pieces by dropping on hard surface.

COFFEE WALNUT TOFFEE

Steps:

• Butter small cookie sheet.
• Melt butter in heavy 2-1/2-quart saucepan overlow heat.
• Add both sugars, water, molasses, espresso, cinnamon and salt;stir until sugar dissolves.
• Attach clip-on candy thermometer to pan.
• Increase heat to medium; cook until thermometer registers 290~F, stirring slowly but constantly and scraping bottom of pan with wooden spatula, about20 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat.
• Mix in 1-1/2 cups nuts.
• Immediately pour mixture onto prepared sheet; do not scrap pan.
• Tilt sheet so that toffee spreads to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Sprinkle chocolates by generous tablespoons atop toffee, alternating bittersweet and white chocolates.
• Let stand 1 minute.
• Using back of spoon, swirl chocolates to spread slightly.
• Shake sheet to form even chocolate layer.
• Using tip of knife, swirl chocolates to create marble pattern.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup nuts.
• Refrigerate until toffee is firm, about 1 hour.
• Break toffee into pieces.
• (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Chill in airtight container.) Serve cold or at room temperature.
• If giving as a gift,arange the pieces in large glass canning jars, then wrap ribbons around each one for an appropriately festive presentation.