Chocolate Toffee Crunchies Recipes

ALMOND CHOCOLATE TOFFEE CRUNCHIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 375°.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• In a bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, egg and almond extract for about 3-4 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• In another bowl combine flour, oats, baking soda and salt.
• Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture until blended.
• Stir/mix in toffee chips, milk chocolate chips and almonds; mix well to combine.
• Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet, leaving about 1-1/2 inches between dough.
• Bake for about 8-12 minutes, or until light golden brown.
• Cool for 5 minutes on sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE-TOFFEE CRUNCH LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray bottoms and sides of 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour 1 2/3 cups batter in each pan. Spread evenly.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave 1/3 cup chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir. Continue to microwave in 15-second increments, stirring after each, until chips can be stirred smooth. Add almonds to bowl; stir until almonds are coated evenly with chocolate. Spread on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes until chocolate is firm.
• Break chocolate-coated nuts into large pieces, and place in bowl of food processor. Cover and process until coarsely chopped. Place in small bowl; stir in toffee bits. Set aside.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave 3/4 cup chocolate chips uncovered on High 60 seconds; stir halfway through. Continue to microwave in 15-second increments until chips can be stirred smooth; cool 10 minutes. In large bowl, beat butter and melted chocolate with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. On low speed, beat in powdered sugar, milk and vanilla, scraping side of bowl occasionally, until smooth and creamy.
• Place one cake layer on serving plate. Spread 2/3 cup of the frosting on top; sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the toffee bits crunch over top of frosting. Top with second cake layer. Spread 2/3 cup frosting on top; sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the toffee bits crunch over top of frosting; top with third cake layer. Fit decorating bag with medium star piping tip; fill with 3/4 cup of the frosting. Set aside.
• Frost sides with thin layer of frosting so sides are covered but cake still shows through. Spread remaining frosting on top. Using decorating bag, pipe stars on top edge of cake. Fill center with remaining toffee bits crunch. Refrigerate cake 30 minutes. If refrigerating cake longer than 30 minutes, let cake stand 10 minutes at room temperature before cutting. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE TOFFEE CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking parchment paper. Evenly pour cereal in an even layer in pan, clustering cereal tightly. Set aside.
• In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar, stirring until well blended. Heat to boiling; cook about 5 minutes or until dark golden brown. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Drizzle over cereal; using spatula, spread evenly over cereal.
• Bake 10 minutes. Cool 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir melted chocolate and peanut butter until well blended. Drizzle over cereal; spread in an even layer. Sprinkle with pretzels and peanuts. Press into chocolate mixure.
• Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chocolate is set. Remove from pan; cut into 5 rows by 4 rows. Cut each square diagonally into 2 triangles.

CHOCOLATE CRUNCHIES

Steps:

• Butter a 18cm / 7in sandwich tin.
• Melt the butter and syrup in a pan.
• Stir in the cocoa and raisins, then thoroughly stir in the biscuit crumbs.
• Spoon into the tin and press down firmly.
• Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water and spread over the biscuit base.
• Chill for about half an hour.