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spicy coffee toffee |
To be honest, I threw the ingredients together without really measuring, so the following are just estimates. But I find toffee recipes quite forgiving! Just remember to be alert and quick when assessing and handling the mixture!
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Mmmmmm, toffee crumbs. |
1 cup raw sugar
1/3 cup salted butter
1 tablespoon vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
1 tablespoon instant coffee
3 tablespoons water
hot spice of your choice, to taste (e.g. chilli powder, hot paprika, cayenne)
pinch of salt
- Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan, and stir over low heat till dissolved.
- Increase to medium heat and let it boil without stirring.
- When the mixture starts to look thick and rich, test by dropping a little of the mixture into a glass of cold water. If it turns into brittle strings, then it's ready to go.
- Pour into a buttered pan. When it sets, cut into bite-sized pieces.
- If you like, sprinkle and dust with a little more spice!
I don't drink a lot of coffee, because, unfortunately, it doesn't always agree with me. But in little doses, like a few pieces of this crunchy toffee, it feeds me the flavour in a quantity that doesn't disturb my constitution, hooray. The spice I chose to use for this is hot smoked paprika, which I recently procured (and I can assure you I will be telling you more about it in future posts). It lent a nice touch of smoky heat to the toffee candy. Because I didn't use very fine sugar for this, not all of it dissolved entirely - but it still turned out to my satisfaction. A friend likened the taste to the crispy caramel topping of crème brûlée, while Simon sampled one and asked, "do you have any more?" I'm happy with that!
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you can wrap these spicy coffee toffees up to give as gifts... or eat them all yourself! |
The spice and coffee are definitely "adult" aspects to the toffee.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE pepper heat in chocolate/desserts. It's so delicious. These look gorgeous! You could send them all to me. I'd be happy to have them gifted ;)
ReplyDeleteOh wow these sound wonderful!
ReplyDeletetigerfish - indeed!
ReplyDeleteMelissa and Dimah - thank you! It's all gone now. :p
I love toffee! These look great!
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ReplyDeleteThe toffees look amazing...Bookmarked...:)
Dr.Sameena@
http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com
Thanks oliepants and Sameena! :)
ReplyDeleteOooh, looks great! I particularly like the inclusion of the smokey paprika.. mhmm.
ReplyDeleteThanks Agnes! The spice definitely adds another dimension to it. :D
ReplyDeletePlease please please, give us your hot smoked paprika recipe... :)
ReplyDeleteThere will be more hot smoked paprika recipes coming up soon! :D
ReplyDeleteThese look lovely - I would love to send them as gifts! Do you have any idea how long they keep? (I would make a batch and test but I just don't have that kind of willpower...)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your interest! I finished my toffee in only a few days and I'm no expert on storing candy, but I found this link which is quite helpful:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.chocolate-candy-mall.com/storing-toffee-candy.html
Good luck! :D
I'm late to the party on this post, but YUM the toffee sounds delicious. One batch for gifting, one batch for the cook, one more batch for the house with a second spice... I can see it now!
ReplyDeleteThanks SeattleDee, I love your vision! :D
ReplyDeleteI was just flipping through some of your recipes and I HAD to let you know that this one looks AMAZING!! I'm not even a coffee fan, but something about coffee in toffee sends shivers down my spine!! Way to go!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Food Hound! I do remember being quite pleased with this one, even though it was a little rough around the edges. :D
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious, I love toffee !
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