Easy British Toffee Candy Recipe (with Chocolate And Pecans) (2024)

Christmas is the time when all of those treats that you wouldn’t normally make for your family and friends make their way into your menu planning; the peppermint bark, buckeyes, rum balls, and so on. It is also the time when trying new recipes is in order. Whether that be a dessert or a three-course dinner – if it is getting made, then this is the time to do it. This British toffee candy definitely qualifies as one of the new recipes that you have to try this Christmas.

This would also be a great treat to give to your friends and neighbors. This idea did not originate with me, but I like it. You could run up to your friends and/or neighbors’ houses, drop off the treats on their porch, ring the doorbell, and run. This is an especially fun way to get your kids involved in it too. Or, if it is just you, all the more reason to do it.

Or, if you are having a holiday party, this would be a good dessert to have out. It is easy to hold which makes it easier to serve many people at the same time without having to think through how you are going to seat everyone.

Questions about making British toffee candy:

Do I need a candy thermometer? No! You do not need a candy thermometer. It is such an easy candy to make. I will give you a vivid description of what you are looking for when it is done.

Does the toffee stick to the pot? No! This British toffee candy is so easy to clean off of the pot. One of my “hot tips” is once the toffee is poured out onto a pan, pour hot water into the pot immediately. Let it sit for about ten minutes and that should melt the toffee off of your pot.

Is toffee like caramel? Yes and no. Imagine the caramel flavor without the soft and smooth texture. Toffee is a hard candy. Have you ever had the Heath Bar Bits at the store? That is what toffee is like as far as texture goes.

If you have any other questions, let me know in the comment section. I would love to help answer any questions you might have.

Now, enough chatter! Let’s get started.

How to make British Toffee Candy with chocolate and pecans

First off, chop up or break up your pecans.

Then, get out the rest of your ingredients.

Now, get out a 10″ by 13″ baking pan (make sure it has a lip on it) and line it with parchment paper.

Sprinkle one cup of the pecans on the pan.

Now get out a medium, non-stick sauce pan.

Place your butter and sugar in the pan.

Turn on the stove to medium heat (do not turn it up all of the way!) and melt the butter and sugar. It will seem like it is taking forever to finish melting, but you can’t take any shortcuts here.

Then, set a ten minute timer, stirring constantly.

You will begin to see the mixture getting thicker.

When the mixture becomes a strong peanut butter color, you will know that the British toffee is done.

Quickly pour the mixture out evenly on top of the pecans that are on the baking pan.

As soon as the pouring is done, melt your chocolate chips in the microwave.

Then, pour the melted chocolate over the toffee. You will want to do this as soon as possible otherwise, the toffee will start to harden and will not stick to the chocolate. If that happens, the toffee and chocolate will separate as soon as you start to break it apart.

Spread out the chocolate evenly over the British toffee.

Then, take the remaining pecans and sprinkle them over top of the chocolate.

Press the pecans down gently into the chocolate. This allows the pecans to stick to the chocolate when you break the British toffee candy apart.

Now, stick the pan in the freezer for about 30 minutes.

Pull the pan out of the freezer and break it up with your fingers. You want the toffee and the chocolate to snap when you break it up.

Finished! That is all it takes.

I hope that you enjoyed making this delicious British toffee candy. I also hope that whoever you made it for enjoys the gesture and the treats too!

If you do make it, I would love to know how it went. Let me know in the comments section.

This should store for about one week in an air-tight container in the fridge.

Tips:

As I mentioned earlier, if you have any troubles cleaning up the toffee off of the pot, immediately after you pour the toffee onto the pan put hot water in your pot. Let it sit for about ten minutes and the toffee should melt right off.

You can use any kind of melting chocolate that you want to make your toffee. I used semi-sweet chocolate baking chips, but any chocolate should be fine.

It is really cold where we live around Christmas time, so the toffee hardens up fast. That is why I suggest melting the chocolate chips in a microwave. But, if you have a little bit of a warmer climate and your toffee isn’t hardening as fast, you can let it sit two-three minutes. Then, put the chocolate chips directly onto the toffee. Let it sit for another few minutes and then, spread the chocolate out evenly over the toffee.

You can substitute the pecans for any nut of your choice. Or, you can omit the nuts entirely if you wish.

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