Coffee and Chocolate Almond Toffee – Quick and easy homemade Toffee with almonds, pretzels and coffee. No need for a Candy Thermometer!
Hello, pals! Happy about-to-be-the weekend!
It’s Friday and I’m doing the Friday dance. It’s kinda like the Carlton, but without Tom Jones. And WITH ‘NSYNC! I’m singing, “Will You Be My girlfriend [Boyfriend]” to JT. ♥
Also? I found out that you DO NOT make-up your own lyrics when singing Santa songs around the kids. Lemme tell you…
You would not believe the tantrums that happened here when I decided to sing Jingle Bells my way. I mean, it’s not MY way. You know the one:
Crashing through the roof
In a one-horse open tree
Busting out I go
Laughing all the WHEEEEEE!
Then I continued;
Jingle Bells Grandma smells…
As soon as I said, “Grandma smells”, my older one LOST IT! She started crying and asking me, “How could you say that about BABA (Grandma)?? I LOVE HER! She’s YOUR MOM!!!”.
Um. WHY didn’t I just stick with the good ol’, “Batman smells”??
You guys, I tried SO HARD to keep a straight face, but I couldn’t. I laughed as she cried. I tried explaining to her that it was a parody song, but she wasn’t having it. I WISH I was smart enough to get it all on video.
Now we can discuss Toffee and all its glory! All it takes is a whisk, some sugar, and lots o’ butter. Chocolate and Coffee, for good measure. Almonds and Pretzels, too.
Can I be honest? I am ALL about the Christmas desserts, but not all about Christmas Cookies.
I can’t believe I just said that out loud. It’s just my truth. Don’t be mad.
This thick, crunchy, chewy and oh-so-sweet Almond Toffee is my kind of Christmas-food.
It’s simple, it’s festive – delicious, of course – and it doesn’t require a candy thermometer. phewwww!
It’s about time we get down to it, wouldn’t you say? GO clock-out of work (do people still literally “clock-out”?) and pick up some shugah and buttah on your way home.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Come back tomorrow – I have something special for YOU!
XO
ENJOY!
Coffee and Chocolate Almond Toffee
Ingredients
- 2 sticks (16 tablespoons or 1 cup) butter, cut up in cubes
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1 cup mini pretzels
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips , chopped
- 1/4 cup pretzels , chopped, for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Line a 13x9-inch baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Combine butter, sugar and salt in a saucepan; cook over medium-heat, whisking constantly for 8 minutes.
- Stir in almonds and pretzels; continue to whisk and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla and espresso powder.
- Immediately pour the toffee into the previously prepared pan.
- Let stand 2 minutes, then sprinkle with chopped chocolate; spread evenly to cover the entire surface.
- Sprinkle with crushed pretzels, gently pressing into the chocolate.
- Let stand 2 hours, or until completely cooled.
- When the toffee has hardened, break it up in pieces.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
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That coffee chocolate almond toffee recipe so extravagant:) I’m afraid I will not find the ingredients for this recipe!
These coffee chocolate almond toffee just looks so incredibly delicious and I am so craving a slice right now! Can I post it on my blog?
Oh my! This coffee chocolate almond toffee was delicious – and so easy to make! Thanks so much! Happy Independence Day!
I am obsessed with desserts! This coffee chocolate almond toffee looks absolutely fantastic. Beautiful photos, too. I look forward to trying this.
Toffee has always been one of my favorite treats no matter the time of the year. This one sounds and looks so good that I want to make it right now!
This combination sounds fantastic! And easy enough for me to try with 3 kiddos running around. Love it!
Ohhhh kids! hahah AWhen they start whining that you’re talking bad about gramma, just shove a slice of this toffee in their pie holes!
Homemade toffee is *the* best, I’d inhale this!!
Haha!!! Kids ruin everything….uh-oh…I think one of mine is reading over my shoulder! Love it!. I an dying for a piece of this gorgeous toffee!
That is hilarious about your song! My girls would have a fit too if I tried to sing it that way. And this toffee, oh yes I need this!
That’s too funny about the Christmas carols! I love the coffee twist on this toffee.
Love it – I do that too but the result? My kids now sing some songs in my version. Ooopsie…no cookies in your house but I am sure everyone is quite happy with this fantastic toffee around. yum
Hahaha. Your poor girl 😀
And this looks amazing! Love that it doesn’t require a candy thermometer.
Traumatized! 😉 ha ha ha… I love this kind of candy, and the espresso powder is the clincher – it sounds amazing!
I love salt/sweet combos and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that I wouldn’t have to mess w/ a candy thermometer because, ummm, well, I don’t own one! I’m definitely making some sort of version of this TODAY!
I’d prefer candy like this over cookies any day. Candy is my weakness!
I love the salty/sweet of this toffee! Mmmmm!
Oh yum! This would be great gift but I would be snacking on it before. Hopefully enough would be left to give some away too.
Oh my gosh! You have tramatized your child. 🙂 I think this toffee could fix anything!
It looks amazing!
This is amazing, and would make a perfect gift for Christmas!
Little kids just don’t appreciate their parents’ humour especially when it comes to their grandmoms (whether it’s Nana or Baba or Oma). As to the candy or cookies for Xmas, I still haven’t started making any of them but toffee topped with white chocolate and candy canes or cranberries are calling to me.
Wow, such an easy candy recipe! THere’s no excuse for those with no thermometer! Laughed along with you about your daughter! Kids are too funny! 🙂
This is another one of those times when I seriously wish I could reach inside my computer monitor and grab one! (wouldn’t that be so cool?) YUM-YUM-YUM!!
great recipe!
LOL! Uh-oh, I see years of counseling ahead, Kate! Some things are just too sacred to mess with as far as kids are concerned and one of those is Baba!! Awesome that she came to your mom’s defense.
Oh, and about that toffee…yeah….
Pinned!
I’m “Baba” to two sweet little boys…yeah, so don’t mess with Baba! 🙂
MMmm! I’ve gotta have some of this! I bet it’s amazing!