Best Chocolate Toffee Diamonds Recipes

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BEST TOFFEE EVER - SUPER EASY



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Chocolate and almonds top off a rich buttery toffee. A simple recipe that you could easily remember and whip up any time. I always get compliments and requests for more. Use any type of nut that you like in place of the almonds.

Provided by FUNKYSEAMONKEY

Categories     Desserts     Candy Recipes     Toffee Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups butter
2 cups white sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup finely chopped almonds

Steps:

  • In a large heavy bottomed saucepan, combine the butter, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring until the butter is melted. Allow to come to a boil, and cook until the mixture becomes a dark amber color, and the temperature has reached 285 degrees F (137 degrees C). Stir occasionally.
  • While the toffee is cooking, cover a large baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
  • As soon as the toffee reaches the proper temperature, pour it out onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle the chocolate over the top, and let it set for a minute or two to soften. Spread the chocolate into a thin even layer once it is melted. Sprinkle the nuts over the chocolate, and press in slightly. Putting a plastic bag over your hand will minimize the mess.
  • Place the toffee in the refrigerator to chill until set. Break into pieces, and store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 226 calories, Carbohydrate 20 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 16.9 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 101.1 mg, Sugar 18.4 g

CHOCOLATE TOFFEE DIAMONDS



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Categories     Chocolate     Dessert     Bake     Christmas     Winter     Gourmet     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped
1 1/4 cups walnuts (5 oz), toasted and coarsely chopped
Special Equipment
a metal offset spatula

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes in a standing mixer (preferably fitted with paddle attachment) or 6 minutes with a handheld. Beat in yolk and vanilla, then add flour and salt and mix at low speed until just combined.
  • Spread batter evenly with offset spatula in a greased 15 1/2- by 10 1/2- by 1-inch baking pan and bake in middle of oven until top puffs slightly and is firm to the touch and edges pull away from sides of pan, 20 to 25 minutes (watch carefully toward end of baking; cookie base can burn easily).
  • While cookie base is baking, melt chocolate in a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally, until smooth, then remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat.
  • Spread chocolate over warm cookie base and immediately sprinkle with walnuts. Cool completely in pan on a rack, then cut into 2-inch diamonds or squares. Chill in pan until chocolate is firm, about 15 minutes.

CHOCOLATE TOFFEE



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Notes about the recipe: I'm always searching for the perfect crunchy toffee that's not sticking to your teeth once you bite into it, and I think I have it here! I serve this on my elaborate petit-four cart as one of 12 treats at the end of the very long meal at my restaurant Tru. I have recently discovered (and become totally addicted to) the marvelous Marcona almond, the favorite of Spanish chefs and tapas-lovers. I nibble them with wine before dinner; I add them to salads; I serve them with cheese; and I stick them into every dessert I can - sometimes all in one day! Marconas are tender and toasty, never hard and dry like some supermarket almonds: you can buy them online at www.tienda.com. This combination of almonds with crunchy toffee and bittersweet chocolate is fantastic. You'll be amazed that you made it - and so will any friends that you give it to. It makes a great holiday gift.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 1 pound

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups sugar
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
12 ounces salted butter (3 sticks), cut into chunks
1/4 cup cocoa powder, preferably Droste or Valrhona
1 cup whole blanched almonds, preferably Marcona, toasted and roughly chopped
Equipment: Silicone baking mat; candy thermometer

Steps:

  • Line a sided sheet pan with a silicone baking mat, or oil it well with vegetable oil (or use a heavyweight nonstick sheet pan).
  • Pour the sugar into the center of a saucepan fitted with a candy thermometer. Pour the water around the edge of the pan and wait to allow the water to moisten the sugar. (You can draw a clean finger through the center of the pan to allow some water to seep in.) Add the corn syrup and bring to a boil. Add the butter and boil until the mixture reaches 300 degrees F.
  • Turn off the heat and whisk in the cocoa; then stir in the nuts. Quickly pour the mixture onto the center of the prepared pan and let it spread out - it may not reach the sides of the pan. Set aside to cool at room temperature until hard. Using your hands (I wear gloves to avoid fingerprints), pry the toffee out of the pan and break into large pieces. Store in an airtight container. The toffee will keep well for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.

DIAMOND CHOCOLATE WALNUT TOFFEE BARS



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Categories     Cookies     Dessert

Yield 24 bars

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups chopped diamond walnuts
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350. In mixer bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla until creamy. Stir in flour, salt and 1/2 cup walnuts. Spread into lightly buttered 13x 9 inch pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately sprinkle with chocolate pieces and let stand 5 minutes. Spread chocolate over cookie base. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts and press lightly. Cool; cut into bars.

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