Dessert for 12

Homemade Toffee

Name: Homemade Toffee
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups almonds; 3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 lb salted butter; 1/4 cup karo corn syrup; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup pecans

$7.43for 420 minServes 12

Crunchy almonds and pecans sit in cinnamon toffee, then get covered with melted chocolate for a quick homemade candy.

Photo: carlsbadcravings.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds, 9 oz$0.70/oz typical	9 oz	$6.30Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 18 oz$0.45/oz typical	18 oz	$8.10Typical price
	Butter, 16 oz$0.40/oz typical	16 oz	$6.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$22.28

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.86 per serving$7.43 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups almonds
3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp cinnamon
1 lb salted butter
1/4 cup karo corn syrup
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup pecans

Steps

Spread the almonds and pecans in a 9-by-13-inch pan.
Boil the butter, sugar, water, corn syrup, cinnamon, and salt in a saucepan until 300°F, stirring for 8 to 10 minutes.
Pour the hot toffee over the nuts.
Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the toffee and spread them after melting.
Cool the toffee until firm, about 10 minutes, then break it into pieces.