SALTED CHOCOLATE-PECAN TOFFEE

Salted Chocolate-Pecan Toffee image

I plan on making this over the holidays. The time includes chill time in the fridge. Toffee keeps for 2 weeks in an airtight container at room temperature or for a month if chilled. Please be careful while working with the hot toffee and keep some ice water nearby.

Provided by cookiedog

Categories Candy

Time 3h

Yield 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups pecan halves
3 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
12 ounces bittersweet chocolate
2 teaspoons fleur de sel or 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Put pecans on a baking sheet and cook, stirring occasionally, until toasted, about 8 minutes. When cool, chop roughly. Divide into 2 batches; chop 1 batch finely. Set both batches aside.
Put sugar, butter, salt, and 3/4 cup water in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium heat. When butter and sugar are melted, increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is a deep golden brown and measures 310° on a candy thermometer, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully stir in vanilla (mixture will bubble up) and finely chopped pecans. Pour into a 10- by 15-in. rimmed baking sheet. Let toffee cool until set, at least 30 minutes. (For even pieces, you can ?score? the toffee by cutting it with a sharp knife after it has set for about 10 minutes, scoring into 5 strips lengthwise and 8 strips crosswise to yield 40 pieces. Wipe knife clean with warm water after each slice for easier cutting.).
Chop chocolate and put in a medium metal bowl. Fill an 8- or 10-in. frying pan with 1/2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Take off heat and put bowl of chocolate in the water. Let sit about 5 minutes. Stir chocolate until melted. Pour over toffee; with a knife or offset spatula, spread evenly. Sprinkle chocolate with roughly chopped pecans. Let sit 20 minutes, or until chocolate is cool but still a bit soft. Sprinkle with fleur de sel. Chill until set, about 1 hour.
To remove, gently twist pan to release toffee, then chop or break into chunks. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.9, Fat 10.5, SaturatedFat 4.7, Cholesterol 18.3, Sodium 223.3, Carbohydrate 18.2, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 17.7, Protein 0.5