Name: Mixed Nut Toffee
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups 2 1/2 sticks :unsalted butter; 1 cup :sugar; 1/2 cup packed :brown sugar; 1/3 cup :water; 1 tablespoon :light molasses; 1/2 teaspoon :salt; 1/4 teaspoon :ground allspice; 2 cups :coarsely chopped toasted mixed nuts (such as cashews, almonds, and pistachios); 1 cup :semi sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips (not unsweetened)

Mixed Nut Toffee

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

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Ingredients

1-1/4 cups 2 1/2 sticks :unsalted butter
1 cup :sugar
1/2 cup packed :brown sugar
1/3 cup :water
1 tablespoon :light molasses
1/2 teaspoon :salt
1/4 teaspoon :ground allspice
2 cups :coarsely chopped toasted mixed nuts such as cashews, almonds, and pistachios
1 cup :semi sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips not unsweetened

Instructions

Preparation

Butter small rimmed baking sheet.
Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat.
Add the sugar, brown sugar, water, molasses, salt and allspice. Stir until sugars dissolve.
Attach the thermometer to pan. Increase heat to medium; boil until thermometer registers 290, stirring slowly but constantly and scraping bottom of pan with wooden spatula, about 20 minutes.
Remove pan from heat. Mix in 1 1/2 cups nuts. Immediately pour candy onto sheet. Spread toffee to 1/4-inch thickness.
Immediately sprinkle chocolate atop toffee. Let stand 1 minute. Using back of spoon, spread chocolate over toffee.
prinkle with 1/2 cup nuts. Chill 1 hour. Break toffee into pieces.
Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Chill in airtight container.
Let stand at room temperature at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour before serving.