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White Chocolate Peppermint Toffee is the perfect combination of your favorite holiday treats. It’s a fun flavor combination.
A lot of people are afraid to make candy but really, as long as you have a good candy thermometer candy is easy. Both my mother and mother in law are fudge makers and my good friend April taught me how to make fondant so I have had some good teachers.
Today I am going to teach you how to make toffee! Usually toffee is made with a sprinkling of almonds and a layer of chocolate on top. Today’s version has a layer of white chocolate and a sprinkling of peppermint instead. It is my favorite Christmas flavor combination.
Ingredients Needed
- Butter
- Brown Sugar
- Salt
- White Chocolate Chips
- Candy Canes
How to Make White Chocolate Peppermint Toffee
- Line a cookie sheet with foil and spray it with baking spray.
- Combine butter, brown sugar and salt in a heavy pan.
- Cook it over medium heat. You don’t want it to cook too fast.
- Bring it to a boil and then cook until it reaches 285 degrees, stirring occasionally. It will become a dark amber color.
- Pour the toffee mixture onto the prepared pan.
- Add white chocolate chips on top and let them sit and start to soften.
- Spread softened white chocolate into a nice thin, even layer over the toffee.
- Sprinkle with crushed candy canes.
- Allow the toffee to harden.
- Break it into pieces.
Tips from leigh Anne
- Use a good heavy pot and a candy thermometer. I have my mom’s old candy making pan and I think it was originally an old pressure cooker pan. You can often find old heavy pans at Goodwill.
- Use a wooden spoon to stir. A metal spoon can change the temperature
- Heat your candy slowly. If you heat up the mixture too fast your butter may separate. If this begins to happen continue to stir and lower the temperature. Candy takes patience.
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White Chocolate Peppermint Toffee
Ingredients
- 2 cups butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2½ cups white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped candy cane or peppermint candy
Instructions
- Melt the butter, sugar, and salt in a heavy pan over medium heat. Bring it to a boil and then cook until it reaches 285 degrees. Stirring occasionally. It will become a dark amber color.
- While the toffee is cooking line a cookie sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Once the mixture reaches 285 degrees, pour it onto the prepared pan.
- Sprinkle white chocolate chips on top and let them sit and start to soften. Once they are melted you can spread them into a nice thin, even layer over the toffee.
- Then cover melted white chocolate with 1 cup of crushed candy canes or peppermint candies.
- Allow the toffee to harden. Once it is hard, break into pieces.
Nutrition Facts:
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Oh man. This is deadly!
Cindi says
You’ve got to stop! I can’t take much more of the sweets! You are driving my nuts! I want it all!!!!!!!!!
Merry CHRISTmas!