I know, I know, EVERYTHING is pumpkin spice right now. And, people often fall into the “hate” or “love” group when it comes to pumpkin spice. I happen to love it❤️ If you do too, then this is a great, easy recipe.
Sally’s Baking Addiction Challenge this month does involve candy making. Many people are a little intimidated by this process, but as usual, Sally has some great tips to make it simple.
The essential tools will be a candy thermometer, a heavy bottom sauce pan and a wooden spoon. Sally also recommends a silicon mat to pour the candy mixture onto. I am sure that this would be helpful, but I just used parchment paper coated with non-stick cooking spray.
There are only 5 ingredients needed to make the toffee: butter, warm water, light corn syrup, salt and sugar. All these go into the heavy bottom and pan and stirred with the wooden spoon. This does take some patience as you wait for the color to develop.
Initially, the mixture is pale and thin
While the sugar mixture is boiling, you will need to periodically brush down the hardened sugar crystals that collect on the sides of the pan with cool water and a pastry brush. Sally has a video showing what this looks like.
In the video below you can see the color and consistency changing as it nears the recommended 290F degrees.
This is removed from the heat and the pecans are stirred in, and you need to immediately pour the hot mix onto the prepared pan.
It will be thick and requires about 5 minutes to set before adding the melted white chocolate.
This is topped with the rest of the chopped pecans and sugar/pumpkin spice mix
And that is it!!😊 give it some time in the fridge to set and then break into pieces. 😋
This is the easiest toffee I have ever made, and the flavors can be changed to whatever YOU like💕 Give this one a try👻🎃🍬
Wahhh !! Looks super tempting !
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Thanks Jyo!!
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Food porn…that’s what this is! It looks simply luscious! ❤️
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Yummmm 🙂
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I am a rubbish cook but I am going to absolutely suggest to my fiance that we give this a go. Or do you think it might be a bit too hard for beginners? The videos showing how it first looks and then what it turns into are super helpful! It looks soooo delicious!
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YES! check out the video that Sally has done and you will see how simple it is! Let me know how it goes!!💕
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Oh my Dee Dee! This looks so good. I agree with Linda! 😊💗🍁🎃
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Oh my goodness Dee Dee!!! This looks so good. I’m drooling over here! I may have to actually attempt this one!
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Yes, Amy do try it! Super easy and tasty😋
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OMG, this looks so good. I love pumpkin spice as well, so would love this if I have the patience to try it.
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Its really easy Carla!! Go for it 😋
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I think I might. I just cooked and pureed about 15 cups of pumpkin, this looks like a good way to use some of it.
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This looks very tasteful indeed… I’m guessing it is very sweet. Just a small piece with a cup of tea would be perfect. 🎃🎃🎃
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It is sweet, and yea, just a small amount it all you need!
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Quality over quantity is my motto! 💕
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Mine too!💕 I would rather have very little of something delicious than more of something rather average!
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Does this apply for every thing in your life? Hihi… For me yes! 😂
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You know, I hadn’t thought about it that way but… yes!!
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