Chipotle-Chocolate Toffee |
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Prep Time: 6 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 36 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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This candy has an awesome flavor surprise-not for the fainthearted. Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups unsalted butter |
1 cup granulated sugar |
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar |
1/3 cup water |
1 tablespoon light corn syrup |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 tablespoon chopped chipotle pepper plus 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from can |
2 cups natural almonds with skins, coarsely chopped |
1 cup dark chocolate or semisweet chocolate morsels |
Directions:
1. Melt butter in a 3-qt. heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Add granulated sugar and next 4 ingredients; cook until sugars dissolve, stirring constantly. Attach candy thermometer to pan. Increase heat to medium; add chopped chipotle pepper and sauce. Cook, stirring often, at a gentle boil 10 minutes. Add almonds, and continue boiling and stirring for 10 minutes or until thermometer registers 290°.
2. Remove from heat. Carefully pour candy onto a buttered jelly-roll pan; spread candy to 1/4 thickness. Sprinkle with chocolate morsels. Let stand 2 minutes or until chocolate melts; spread chocolate using an offset spatula. Cool until chocolate hardens. Break toffee into pieces.
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