Aunt Norma's Chocolate Nut Toffee
"I got this recipe years ago from my Aunt Norma. It's the one candy my DH asks me to make every Christmas. It makes a kind of crunchy toffee. If you like your toffee chewier, you could cook it for less time."
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
- 1⁄2 cup margarine, melted
- 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips
directions
- Spread nuts on bottom of a well-buttered 8X8 pan.
- Combine margarine and brown sugar in a heavy saucepan and bring to a full boil.
- Boil for 7 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Pour mixture over nuts, being sure to cover them all.
- Scatter chocolate chips over toffee.
- Cover until chips have softened, then spread evenly.
- Refrigerate until chocolate has set, turn out on a board and break into bite-sized pieces.
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Reviews
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Love this recipe! I've been wanting to make toffee for ages but I don't have a candy thermometer. This was just perfect and rather addictive...lol. I did use butter instead of margarine otherwise didn't change a thing. Thanks so much! -
I have a girlfriend who makes this as gifts all the time at Christmas & I am addicted! I got the recipe from her so I could feed the craving all year, Yum!
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Love this recipe! I've been wanting to make toffee for ages but I don't have a candy thermometer. This was just perfect and rather addictive...lol. I did use butter instead of margarine otherwise didn't change a thing. Thanks so much!
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Kendra*
Redmond, WA
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