Hazelnut Toffee

Don’t mind me over here on a dessert kick! This is a recipe that requies a trip to the store for me. I certainly don’t have corn syrup laying around the house, but might be worth the extra effort for a special occasion. This totally seems like something my grandma or mother-in-law would make, they would be proud if I whipped these up!

What you’ll need:

1 3/4 cups finely chopped hazelnuts

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup water

1/3 cup light corn syrup

1 cup butter

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking soda 

1/4 tsp orange extract

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1. Place the hazelnuts in a greased baking pan. Bake at 300 degrees until toasted, 15 minutes.

2. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, water, and corn syrup; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cover and boil for 2 minutes. Stir in butter; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thermometer reads 300-310 degrees. Remove from heat; quickly stir in salt, baking soda, orange extract and 1 1/4 cup nuts.

3. Pour onto greased baking sheet and spread to 1/4 inch thickness. Sprinkle with choc chips. Let stand until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Spread chocolate over toffee. Sprinkle with remaining hazelnuts. Let’s stand 1 hour. Break into pieces.