Easy Homemade Toffee

5 from 2 votes

The easiest Christmas baking recipe, with only three ingredients: sugar, butter, and chocolate! Try this easy homemade buttery toffee.

Prep Time1

Cook Time20

Cool15

Total Time36

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Canadian

Servings:

Calories: 280kcal

Author: Jacqueline Piper

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup granulated white sugar
1 cup butter
¼ cup water
1/2-1 cup chocolate chips
½ teaspoon vanilla extract optional
pinch Turkish sea salt or Fleur de Sel optional

Instructions

Add the sugar, butter, and water to a medium pot.
Heat over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and butter has melted.
Add a candy thermometer to the pot (make sure the thermometer part doesn't touch the bottom).
Maintain a medium to medium-high heat, I have mine at almost 6 out of ten. Don't stir, just wait through all of the stages. Mine hit soft crack stage at 14 minutes,
Once it's ready, remove it from the heat immediately, stir in vanilla if using and pour onto the pan. Do this quickly but carefully as the sugar will continue to cook.
Tilt the pan or use a small offset spatula to even the toffee out.
Let cool for 5 minutes or so. It'll start hardening on the outsides, this is fine, it's still hot enough to melt chocolate.
Sprinkle chocolate chips on. Let sit 5-10 minutes, or until melted.
Spread chocolate out with a small offset spatula. Sprinkle flaky sea salt if you like.
Chill to set chocolate and then break into pieces.

Notes

Notes – I use 3/4 cups chocolate chunks.

Substitutions – Choose the chocolate you like - dark, semi-sweet or milk.

Storage – I keep mine in the fridge or freezer.

Nutrition – Nutritional information is an estimate only, intended for informational purposes, and not to be used as medical or dietary advice. The estimate is based on a nutrition calculator and every recipe will vary slightly depending on the products you use in your home. This estimate is per serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal