These delightful nutty candies are a perfect crowd pleasing dessert - ready in just an hour.
Cashew Toffee
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 60 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 1 cup cashew halves and pieces
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup white vanilla baking chips
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil. Spread cashews in pan. Bake 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown. Pour into small bowl; set aside. Set aside pan with foil to use in step 3.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 2-quart heavy saucepan, cook granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter and water over medium-high heat 4 to 6 minutes, stirring constantly with wooden spoon, until mixture comes to a full boil. Boil 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until candy thermometer reaches 300°F or small amount of mixture dropped into cup of ice water forms a hard brittle strand.
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Step3Stir in 1/2 cup of the cashews; immediately pour toffee into same foil-lined pan. Quickly spread mixture to 1/4-inch thickness with rubber spatula. Sprinkle with baking chips. Let stand about 1 minute or until chips are completely softened. Spread softened chips evenly over toffee. Sprinkle with remaining cashews.
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Step4Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until topping is firm. Break into 2x1-inch pieces. Store in tightly covered container.
Nutrition
110
Calories
8g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
9g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Candy
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 21%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 30mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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