Toffee II

My mother made this toffee every Christmas and had to hide it from us kids.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 189 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ pound butter
• ¼ cup water
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 6 (1.45 ounce) bars dark chocolate candy

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

Step 2

Combine sugar, butter, water, and salt in a heavy saucepan. Cook, stirring continuously until the mixture reaches light crack stage (310 degrees F, 160 degrees C) on a candy thermometer). Remove the pan from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour mixture into the prepared baking pan.

Step 3

Lay chocolate bars on top of the hot mixture and spread the melting chocolate over the top of the mixture. Chill well. Crack into pieces to serve.