Homemade Gifts~English Toffee

I hope that you all had a good weekend.  

I spent mine with a sick husband.  

We did manage to get a bit of shopping done 

and I started making my English Toffee 

to gift to friends and coworkers.  

It is actually my sister's recipe 

and I am so thankful that she allowed me 

to share it with all of you.  

This post is from a few years ago 

but it is worth reblogging.  

The toffee is so easy to make and really delicious!  

Enjoy!  

Tomorrow I will be showing you 

some fun homemade treat packages 

using things I found at the Dollar Store.

I don't usually share recipes on my blog 

so bear with me 
and I hope I get all the information correct!  
 In my opinion the reason this English Toffee is soooooo 
delicious is the Dark Corn Syrup.  

I have tried other recipes and they don't even come close!

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup dark corn syrup

1 cup butter

1 cup chocolate chips (I like Ghirardelli for this recipe)

I use semi-sweet  AND milk chocolate

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Line a cookie sheet with Parchment paper 

Melt butter in a 2qt. sauce pan 

and add sugar and corn syrup.  

Cook over a low heat stirring occasionally, 

but keep a close eye on it, 

stirring is very important.  

It will take about 25-30 minutes to cook.

Using a candy thermometer is key!  

It will look like this when it is almost ready.  

Keep stirring until it reaches 

300 degrees or a Hard Crack 

(we call it the crack cocaine stage because 

everyone is standing around waiting 

for it to get done like addicts)

Quickly pour it onto the parchment paper 

and spread with a wooden spoon.  

It will look blobby and uneven.  

Sprinkle the chocolate chips onto the toffee.  

Wait 4-5 minutes and spread it around 

with a rubber spatula.  

Sprinkle the nuts onto the melted chocolate.

 I like to push them in a little 

to make sure they are set in there.

Wait until it is firmly set, 

about two hours, 

and break apart into smallish chunks.  

This is far and away 

the best gift to give to friends, family and co-workers.  

I have already made at least 6 batches and given it away to 

people in Mr. Beaux's office and some friends. 

The reviews have been Stellar!  

Thank you Candi for letting me share this recipe!  

And Thank You Miss Beaux for being my loyal assistant and taking pictures! 

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

XO Cindy

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Easy English Toffee~It's Addicting!

It's feeling a lot more like Christmas around here now that we have a little snow!  I've been busy shopping, wrapping and making homemade treats for friends and family 

(and some for us too!).

One of the things I made this year is my sister's wonderful English Toffee.  She keeps her secret recipe quite guarded but she allowed me to share it with all of you.  

I don't usually share recipes on my blog 

so bear with me and I hope I get all the information correct!  In my opinion the reason this English Toffee is soooooo delicious is the Dark Corn Syrup.  

I have tried other recipes and they don't even come close!

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1 cup butter
1 cup chocolate chips (I like Ghirardelli for this recipe)
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions:
Line a cookie sheet with Parchment paper 
Melt butter in a 2qt. sauce pan and add sugar and corn syrup.  
Cook over a low heat stirring occasionally, but keep a close eye on it, stirring is very important.  
It will take about 25-30 minutes to cook.
Using a candy thermometer is key!  

It will look like this when it is almost ready.  
Keep stirring until it reaches a 300 degrees or a Hard Crack (we call it the crack cocaine stage because everyone is standing around waiting for it to get done like addicts)

Quickly pour it onto the parchment paper and spread with a wooden spoon.  
It will look blobby and uneven.  

Sprinkle the chocolate chips onto the toffee.  
Wait 4-5 minutes and spread it around with a rubber spatula.  Sprinkle the nuts onto the melted chocolate and I like to push them in a little to make sure they are set in there.

Wait until it is firmly set, about two hours, and break apart into smallish chunks.  
This is far and away the best gift to give to friends, family and co-workers.  
I have already made at least 6 batches and given it away to people in Mr. Beaux's office and some friends. 

The reviews have been Stellar!  

Thank you Candi for letting me share this recipe!  
And Thank You Miss Beaux for being my loyal assistant and taking pictures! 

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

XO Cindy

Homemade Gifts~Dip it in Chocolate!

Miss Beaux has finals this week which means two things. 

One, she is slightly stressed and tired (and kind of grumpy.) 

And two, she is craving CHOCOLATE!!!  

She came home early yesterday from school 

so we made some chocolate goodies to give as gifts 

(and to snack on of course!)

What could be better than Chocolate Spoons?  

They are great for a hot cocoa station or to give as gifts.   

They are so easy to make.  

I melted a combination of Ghirardelli milk chocolate 

and semi sweet chocolate chips in a double boiler 

at a simmer and we dipped the spoons until they were coated. 

 We used crushed candy canes, sprinkles, marshmallow and icing to spiff them up.

We made a ton with plastic spoons to give as gifts.  

Just put some cellophane on them 

and tie them up with pretty ribbon.  

Our theory was that if spoons could be dipped in chocolate then pretzels would be even better!  

We made these with a mold that I bought at the store.

We melted the candy in a plastic bag and cut a tiny hole 

to drizzle it out into the molds.

There is Miss Beaux putting one of the pretzels in the mold.  

 Of course, we had a lot more fun just dipping the pretzels 

into the chocolate and decorating them on our own.  

I would say that we are more of a free flow family!  

It's much more fun!  

You would think that she got her share of chocolate 

but I'm not sure that she EVER does!  

And there are a few more days of finals left...

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

XO Cindy

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