Recipes at Recipe Goldmine - better than 1,000 cookbooks
Home | Forum | Features | Send to a Friend

Pecan Toffee

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
6 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or
    semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Line a 9-inch square baking pan with foil, overlapping sides. Butter foil. Melt the 1 cup butter in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add sugar and cream of tartar and stir until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium-high. Brush down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush. Cook until mixture registers 310 degrees F on a candy thermometer, stirring occasionally, about 11 minutes.

Immediately pour toffee into prepared pan. Let stand 1 minute. Sprinkle with chocolate. Let stand 2 minutes to soften. Spread chocolate with the back of a spoon over toffee until melted and smooth. Sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate until firm.

Remove toffee from pan, using foil as an aid. Break into 3-inch pieces. This can be prepared four days ahead, then chilled in an airtight container.

Send this recipe to a friend

Quick Recipe Links

American Regional ~ Appetizers ~ Baby Food ~ Barbecue ~ BBQ Guru ~ Beverages ~ Bisquick
Bread ~ Breakfast ~ Cake Mixes ~ Cakes ~ Camping ~ Candy ~ Candy Bar ~ Canning ~ Casseroles
Celebrity ~ Children's ~ Condiments ~ Cookies ~ Cowboy & Ranch ~ Crock Pot ~ Dessert ~ Diet ~ Dressing
Eggs & Cheese ~ Fish & Seafood ~ Fruit ~ Gifts in a Jar ~ Gravy ~ Grilling ~ Holiday ~ International
Jell-O ~ Meat ~ Meatless ~ Military ~ Nutella ~ Packet ~ Pampered Chef ~ Pasta, Rice & Beans ~ Pets ~ Pies~ Pizza
Pressure Cooker ~ Restaurant ~ Salads ~ Sandwiches ~ Sauces ~ School Cafeteria ~ Scratch ~ Seasonings
Side Dishes ~ Smoked ~ Snacks ~ Soup ~ Syrup ~ Tofu ~ Turkey Leftovers

        Ideal Bite