Salted Chocolate Pecan Toffee Recipes

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 3 to 4 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in vanilla extract. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually beat in flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Press dough together in plastic wrap; roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls.
• Place beaten eggs in one small dish and pecans in another dish. Dip each dough ball into the eggs and roll in pecans. Place dredged balls on the prepared baking sheets; press your thumb into the center of each ball.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Press each cookie again, with a spoon. Return to the oven and continue baking until golden, about 10 minutes more. Cool on wire racks.
• Combine caramels and heavy cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth, 4 to 6 minutes. Spoon the mixture into the thumbprints of the cookies and sprinkle with sea salt.
• Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes. Stir in oil. Drizzle chocolate over the cookies.

CHOCOLATE PECAN TOFFEE

Steps:

• Butter 15x10x1-inch jelly-roll pan.
• Combine sugar, butter, water and salt in heavy 4-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 7-9 minutes, until mixture comes to a full boil.
• Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, 18-22 minutes, until candy thermometer reaches 300°F or small amount of mixture dropped into ice water forms a hard brittle strand. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Pour mixture onto prepared pan; spread to desired thickness. Sprinkle chocolate chips over hot candy; let stand 5 minutes. Spread melted chocolate evenly over candy; sprinkle with nuts.
• Cool completely; break into pieces.

SALTED CHOCOLATE-PECAN TOFFEE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Put pecans on a baking sheet and cook, stirring occasionally, until toasted, about 8 minutes. When cool, chop roughly. Divide into 2 batches; chop 1 batch finely. Set both batches aside.
• Put sugar, butter, salt, and 3/4 cup water in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium heat. When butter and sugar are melted, increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is a deep golden brown and measures 310° on a candy thermometer, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully stir in vanilla (mixture will bubble up) and finely chopped pecans. Pour into a 10- by 15-in. rimmed baking sheet. Let toffee cool until set, at least 30 minutes. (For even pieces, you can ?score? the toffee by cutting it with a sharp knife after it has set for about 10 minutes, scoring into 5 strips lengthwise and 8 strips crosswise to yield 40 pieces. Wipe knife clean with warm water after each slice for easier cutting.).
• Chop chocolate and put in a medium metal bowl. Fill an 8- or 10-in. frying pan with 1/2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Take off heat and put bowl of chocolate in the water. Let sit about 5 minutes. Stir chocolate until melted. Pour over toffee; with a knife or offset spatula, spread evenly. Sprinkle chocolate with roughly chopped pecans. Let sit 20 minutes, or until chocolate is cool but still a bit soft. Sprinkle with fleur de sel. Chill until set, about 1 hour.
• To remove, gently twist pan to release toffee, then chop or break into chunks. Store in an airtight container.

SALTED TOFFEE-CHOCOLATE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Place graham crackers in a single layer on sheet, edges touching. Sprinkle toffee bits and almonds over graham crackers.
• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and butter to a boil over medium-high. Reduce heat and cook at a rapid simmer, swirling pan occasionally, until mixture is syrupy, 2 minutes. Immediately pour over graham crackers. Bake until sugar topping is bubbling, 12 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle chocolate and salt over graham crackers. With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut into 2-inch squares. Let cool completely on sheet on a wire rack. (Store in an airtight container, up to 1 week.)

CHOCOLATE PECAN TOFFEE

Steps:

• Butter sides of heavy saucepan.
• Cook the butter, sugar, corn syrup, and water over medium heat until it reaches 290 degrees, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Spread coarsely chopped nuts evenly on a 9x9" baking pan.
• Pour sugar mixture onto baking pan.
• Spread to edges with a wooden spoon.
• Place finely chopped nuts on sugar mixture.
• Place chocolate chips on top of sugar mixture, then wait for them to melt.
• Once the chocolate chips melt, spread them evenly around sugar mixture and nuts.
• Put in cool place to harden.
• Break into pieces, and store covered in a refrigerator.