Peanut Toffee Candy
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
by Amy Belcher
June 2, 2021
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of butter
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 3/4 cup of Sweet Grown Alabama peanuts
- 3/4 cup of chocolate chips (milk chocolate or semi-sweet chips)
Directions:
- Combine butter, sugar, vanilla and salt in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir constantly until butter & sugar dissolve together, then bring to a rolling boil.
- Cook and stir until mixture turns a caramel brown or reaches 310 degrees using a candy thermometer.
- Pour toffee over chopped nuts on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper that is coated with cooking spray.
- While toffee is still hot, gently sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. When chocolate chips melt, smooth them out over the toffee into a thin layer of chocolate.
- Cool completely, then break into pieces and enjoy!