This is such a forgiving recipe. I’ve made it 6 times so far (double batches) and perfect every time. I pour it onto cookie sheet and it sets really well . Highly highly recommend
@@Dee-ur1hk I have someone who gets canker sores from pecans and walnuts so I made my batches separate. I think a double batch would work alright if you had a pan that was roughly twice the size (so that the layers are about the same thickness here).
There are some people that you can tell instantly that they are wonderful nice beautiful human beings and this guy is one of those people. I bet he makes everyone around him happier.
I have made toffee for 50 years. I take it out of the pan while still pliable, using the parchment tabs, place it on a flat surface and use a pizza cutter to make pretty squares and then let it cool. Took me 30 years to think of that! Gosh, the toffee gifts I gave are countless but always appreciated.
@@lagunagrl2687 A few seconds in the microwave or stove top will always work too. Its just easiest to top chips on hot toffee to melt. Last suggestion :-)
@@ttee6990 No, not yet.:( I might try it again today. This will be the fourth batch, but no success with the chocolate chips melting enough to spread. I just can’t figure out what I could be doing wrong. Probably best to just melt the chips and pour on top.
My brother in law makes toffee for the men at his Fire station and for us each Christmas. His toffee is always thin and easy to bite into because of an "Accident" at the firehouse. He unknowingly put the cookie sheet on the stove with a low fire going. When he poured the toffee and began to spread it, he noticed that it wasn't setting up Fast as normal. Then he feels the heat from the cookie sheet! Once it cooled it set up great. But, it was much thinner! Today, he places the cookie sheet in a low oven to preheat it -- Perfect Toffee Everytime! ♥️😋😋😋 Give it a try sometime! Thanks for your Wonderful Videos! You are Amazing! 😃👍♥️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🍀🍀🍀
I was liking it thinner also, because otherwise it was tasting too sweet for me. But I later found that doubling the amount of chocolate on top neutralizes the sweetness enough that now I prefer it thicker again. The increase in chocolate flavor made a nice difference, to me.
I sent my husband this video (as well as a 3 layer bar recipe of yours) last week, and oh boy! He had me buy a special pan from Amazon for them both. He's 72 (veterinarian still working) and loves to cook (we've been married 47yrs). Then he was looking through your videos and was exclaiming about so many of your recipes, I finally bought your hard bound cook book for him on Amazon! He is the best cook between us, and will be making many of your good recipes yippee! I have rarely seen him so interested in a cook on YT, I wanted you to know we are enjoying your videos and getting ready to cook many of them. Hoping you had a very merry Christmas, and will follow with a wonderful New Year! You've given us much JOY!!! :)
Nothing else to say besides you’re such a sweet wife!! So many people don’t pay attention to their spouses’ hobbies enough. It’s super cool you remembered something “small” like him watching a RUclips video and remembering!!
Made this yesterday. It’s amazing. And he is right. It’s WAY better then store bought. Sooooo worth the time and effort … 15 mins start to finish at home.
Western Australian here. May I just say thank you for putting things in grams and mls! It makes the recipe so much easier to follow for anyone outside of the USA! Will definitely be making this!
I want to thank you. Unknowingly I was cooking with cheap pots. I heard your advice today and I was preparing red Mexican rice which I never get right and I have to go buy at the store.. I thought of what you said and for the first time, I actually made perfectly red rice. You are right about investing in good pots
Made this for my first time ever making toffee. It came out exactly like the one John did. This is a keeper. Everyone loved it, my husband most of all. Thank you so much!!
You remember the old jif peanut butter commercial where they spread a knife over the peanuts and it turns into peanut butter? That's what the chocolate chips reminded me of.
What he did is perfect. I make the exact same recipe without the chocolate without the nuts and just poured over popcorn and add salt. It makes the most incredible butter toffee popcorn you have ever had. And as far as having a thermometer, yes that will help. But I don't have one and I do use the cold water method, but mostly I use the cold water method when I'm making candy apples. With the butter toffee it's just pretty simple too listen to your bubbles and watch the color. When it gets to that golden brown color... little bit dark… It's at its hard crack stage. You can just eyeball it.
Merry Christmas John. Love your channel! My wife and I made your toffee recipe tonight. We have been baking and making candy together for as long as we have been married (42 years) and we have never tried English Toffee. Well it turned out perfect. Just on thing we would change, a large pan so it isn't so thick. But it is so melt in your mouth. We appreciate you sharing it
I agree , it is a little too thick, so I use a cookie sheet to get the right thickness (a little on the thin side) for me. This English toffee is also sold as a "Heath Bar" in the stores, but I haven't seen it sold in years.
Whenever I think of working with sugar, I picture hot lava in a ruined pan. But this worked out exactly the way you said, and I was so excited to try it. This, your chocolate fudge and also the peanut butter fudge made up my candy plate for the New Year's dinner. Everyone was quite impressed. Thank you for making me look so good!
I failed at toffee years ago and haven't tried making this again until I saw your video and it turned out perfectly! You explain things so well! Thank you!
I found this video two days ago. I made a batch yesterday. I will probably make more before Christmas, this just became my favorite Christmas candy to make.
I made this recipe for Christmas gifts this past year. Everyone said it was the best toffee they ever had. I’m no baker or even a dessert maker. It was the first toffee I’d made and it was a complete success. Totally recommend and a big thumbs up 👍
I made this recipe last night. It is super easy, tastes soooo good. I'll definitely be adding this to my cookie trays this Christmas!! Thank you so much!
@Jamie Scott 💗So very true. John & Co and that includes the food of course is my go to therapy. I absolutely Love the Holidays. And this new ‘tradition’ has added a Wonderful new touch 🥰🎁 Sincerely J. The “extraterrestrials “ was added by looney hackers, UG.
Finding your recipe for toffee was a Godsend for me as I love toffee and this recipe is extremely easy, quick, and delicious. I think I will be giving out toffee to a few close friends this Christmas. They will be delighted. Thanks a million!!
Tried this today for the first time. It is Crazy Good!! Thank you for your great instruction. Such a great recipe... will definitely be making this for Christmas this year!!
@@millennial4840 .. I did use a candy thermometer. The only thing I did differently was a 9x13 pan. I wanted my candy thinner..like a Heath bar.. It came out perfectly 🥰
Oh man I could just watch you cook In that great kitchen all day long. But I must say I just finished making the best toffee ever.And it is. Your video is perfect , instructive and encouraging. I hope the toffee makes it to the Thanksgiving dessert tray. Can’t stop sampling.
Beautiful. Just wrote it in my book of stuff to do with caption underneath to say, excellent gift idea…gift all ingredients, really nice pot, wooden spoon, candy thermometer ❤. Stoked to make this! Thank you!
I make this every year around Christmas time. Although I’ve never added water and after so many years I don’t use a thermometer either. There is a certain “look” to the toffee that you just know when it’s done. I’ve also tried adding vanilla but have never had a noticeable taste difference without it. I also pour the toffee out on a pizza pan or cookie sheet just to let it spread in its own. My son has been helping me make these for years and make a great gift for neighbors and friends ! Love how simple it is 😊
Wow I just made this.. Was going to bring it to work to share but I'm almost tempted to keep it all to myself. So delicious and easy to make! Thanks for sharing.
What size cookie sheet? Or do you just use a big one like a half sheet covered with parchment and pour it on in one spot and just let it spread on its own?
Thank you! Made today for the first time. I’m on a very tight budget and used crackers ( just like breckel) but chopped coarsely. It came out lovely. The salt in the caramel is a must ❤🎉
I cooked a batch to 285° (soft crack) today for Christmas treats. I have made a batch before that were closer to hard crack and I honestly like both stages for toffee!
Omg!! I am so glad I found your version. I tried 6 other batches using versions from two other sources and all of them failed! I am a descent baker so it was killing me that I couldn’t get it. So the next morning I tried yours and it looked like it was perfect. I let it set up while I was at work and I cut it up when I got home. PERFECTION!! It is perfect and delicious! Thank you thank you!!!
I just got through making this just now. I poured my toffee out on a Silpat and the toffee is super thin. I added the chocolate and some crushed Butterfinger bar bits on top because that's what I had in my pantry. Delicious. Next time I will use pecans. Thank you for this lovely recipe.
This toffee recipe is simple and works better than all of the previous recipes I tried. I'm not a chef, baker, or candymaker, but I was able to achieve delicious toffee repeatedly and it didn't require me to use a bunch of condensed milk or piles of other ingredients. It is a test of endurance for me though, both times I took about an hour in the kitchen watching the toffee and stirring. But I just pulled up a chair and the end result was worth the effort. I also really like that this recipe doesn't require melting any chocolate.
I have made this three times over the holiday as candy gifts! I also made your pumpkin pie which was delicious!! (no soggy bottom) ;) This recipe is so classy, delicious, and perfect. Your instructions are super easy to follow and things happen the way you say they will. 👏I feel successful! Every time I make one of your recipes I grow in confidence because I know my culinary quest will be successful, sophisticated and deeply yummy.😍You make me love preparing food and yes, I already have your preppy kitchen cookbook! Stunning, stunning stunning!!! please keep teaching how to make food with the love, care, respect and artistry the craft deserves. cooking with you makes life better! Thank you! Kimberly❤️👏
I really appreciate that you weigh your ingredients & cook from scratch - no packets of this & that that we can't source. This means that we can make your recipes in Australia without any problems. Thank you.
Thankyou for this easy yet super tasty recipe. This video appeared in my feed for some random reason, and I’m so happy it did! I made it today with my daughter and it’s sooooooo good! I will be adding this to my Christmas recipe file to make every year!
Great recipe!And your such a likable guy!I was panicking about making the caramel!but I actually did it without candy thermometer,Thanks to your motivation!After making it a few times I added walnuts mixed with pecans on the bottom and added more nuts to the top!People were saying it should be illegal!Thanks my friend!
I literally just made toffee today for my mom for Christmas. It’s her favorite. I made mine in a 9x13 inch pan to have a thinner layer of toffee and used finely chopped almonds on top with milk chocolate chips. I want to make yours now! Yum! 💚❤️💚❤️
My favorite! And it's so cheap to make when buy it made it store it's a pretty penny! Thank you so much this is perfect for the holidays and I will be making it tomorrow!
I made this today and I wasn’t expecting it to take so long to get to 300 degrees. It was almost 20 minutes and you really can’t go off and do anything else. So be prepared to stand over the stove for awhile. It was worth it though. Delicious.
I love and follow both of you for all your recipes! I make your cranberry pistachio shortbread cookies for the holidays (actually all year around) and they are an absolute family favorite!! ❤️
Love the trick of spreading the chocolate chips on the warm toffee! It saves a full step! Loving the cookbook too! Oh those Orange Pecan Cinnamon Rolls!❤
My family loves toffee, we make it in a half sheet pan!🤗 I’ve never added pecans to the pan before it was cooked, so I’ll have to try that. I also put chocolate and nuts on both sides, while my daughter in law puts chocolate on just one. I haven’t made candy of any kind in years but I’m so motivated this year! Thanks in part to all of your fabulous videos!
I just made this for the first time after I was spending $8.50 for a small box of locally made toffee for my mother in law. She loves this just as much and it was fun and simple to make. I put the toasted chopped pecans on top of the melted chocolate, not on bottom, and also added a small amount of toasted coconut along with the nuts and small amount of Maldon fleur de sel. Yummy!
I make this toffee every Christmas to give away as gifts, but I didn't know about that chocolate melting shortcut. I'll try that technique this week when I make it. Thankyou... from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺
Made a double batch of this. It's cooling right now. Smearing the chocolate with the spatula is the closest thing to free therapy I've found. Can't wait for it to cool/harden so I can dig in! Thanks, John!
Oh my goodness! What an easy recipe with great visual instructions! It turned out perfect. Can't wait to make it again. Never thought that I could make this. THANK YOU!
This looks delicious. I can't wait to try it! Toffee is my favorite candy, so if I learn to make this it will save some money. Two questions, though. I hope someone might read this and help me out? John says, "give the pecans a quick toast in the oven first." What temperature is best? And by "quick" does he mean just 3 - 5 minutes? And finally, he says to use choc chips. What do people recommend? Semi-sweet or milk chocolate? I realize it's probably just a personal taste preference. Thanks to anyone who might respond. Happy Holidays!
Great recipe. My mom made this starting back in the 60s.. about the same recipe. We did not use a therm but just knew it was done when it turned med brown.Sometimes the butter will separate, but we found if you use Imperial margarine.. it works out every time. Must less costly too. You would be surprised. I noticed Imperial at the Dollar Tree.. we did the choc the same way. Ive used choc chips but my mom always used hershey bars laid on top and then smoothed out. Salt top is the rage today.. I am not a fan. I always use a heavy aluminum pan for candy making. Less likely to stick on the bottom.
Well John, I just made this for the first time. I watched your video a few times, then kept it playing while I was actually preparing the toffee. Everything went as you said it would. It looks and smells delicious. I'll find out later tonight how this tastes. I can't imagine it won't be great. I just came across some of your videos a couple of weeks ago - I've thoroughly enjoyed watching you prepare your recipes. You explain things so well, which I appreciate, and you are so down to earth and friendly. Thank You and Merry Christmas 2024.
This is such an easy recipe. Thank you so much. I love English toffee and this is delicious. I have made two batches for Christmas gifts. I think they will go over well.
Does the toffee keep well? I plan to make some today for Christmas/New Year gifts. I normally pack treats in sealed bags. Does it stick together after a few days ? Many thanks for any input
@@oonagh2811 i have mine stored in a tin can and it seems fine. It doesn’t stick together at all. I would think that as long as the candy has cooled and you have it broken into pieces, it should be fine in a tightly wrapped plastic bag. Give it a try with a few pieces. But for sure, it doesn’t stick together in my Christmas cookie tins.
I made these to give as gifts for Christmas. They were amazing! I did not have a candy thermometer, but I watched how his looked when he pulled it. Texture was perfect. Can’t wait to make another batch. 💜😎🇺🇸
Family favorite! I used to watch my neighbors make this, (yep. I was one of 'the neighbor's kids') They gave me the recipe so I started making it everyone I know LOVES it. The only difference is that there's no water in the recipe. So easy and so unbelievably good.(You had me at"buttery islands floating..." )🤗 Thanks for this excellent recipe.
I used to have the news on in the morning as i get ready for work, now that ive discovered your channel, its been 2 weeks of you first thing in the morning, brightening up my day! Love this recipe... thanks for giving metric measurements! Much appreciated from Canada!
I just watched 2 short videos for this recipe. They were only 2 ingredients. My third batch I made after watching this video and it is great. The first one along with the second got thrown away. Quicker isn’t always the best or easiest! I can’t thank you enough. This is for Christmas in a few days and I know now to always go to your videos first. Ty
The flippin' best!! Use the right pan and it WORKS!! LOL! Tried another recipe and it turned out, but there was something missing from flavor. THIS....in the right pan; which I didn't use on the first go...is SUPER DELICIOUS! Thank you!!
I love all your recipes!!! Just made this one again today. What made it even easier was that I used my Infrared Thermometer to monitor the temp. Nothing to clean up when we are done. Thanks again for all your super fun recipes!!!
I bake cakes, decorate cakes, and bake all kinds of breads and cookies, but for some reason Toffee has ALWAYS intimidated me! I appreciate this tutorial and am feeling inspired to conquer my fear! Thanks so much for your always great content. :)
I'm looking at this at 12am and my mouth is literally watering. Omg!! This looks so bomb. Definitely trying this recipe out soon. Thanks so much. I love all your recipes. (Made your sugar cookie recipe and the royal icing with the corn syrup recipe recently and everyone loved it so much🤗) You're amazing I appreciate this channel so much.
Note for those cooking at high altitude the temperature is different every 500ft drops 1 degree. So it’s more important for those above 3000ft where it drops by 6 degrees. I’m at 7500 so I was scorching my toffee and hard candy last year till I figured out about the different ranges at higher altitude. Cooking at too high a temp can change the texture.
I made this to the letter and it was absolutely ORAL-GASMIC! Tastes like a really good Skor chocolate bar with toasted pecans. Could have devoured the whole pan in one sitting!
Wow, just made this recipe and it came out exactly as you described it - so easy and so beautiful. The chocolate has incredible shine. Thank you, thank you!!!!
I made a bunch for Thanksgiving tomorrow, and It's taking everything in my power to not just eat a ton of it right now, even though I know I'd feel awful afterward. This stuff is unbelievably good and dangerously easy to make
hello from australia. I love your christmas chocolate sugar cookie recipe but my god was it a pain to make because australia has a bloody hot christmas so it was impossible to get the cooke shapes out without them shapeshifting after a minute out of the fridge haha. eventually it worked out and i dipped them in white chocolate and crushed candy cane and they made the perfect chrissy present!
I've made this! And now have to make it every holiday, or my family will disown me. It's fun to add maple syrup and walnuts, for walnut and maple toffee, or skip the chocolate, but only cook until between hard and soft Crack. It's a light, almost delicate toffee cookie kinda? Lol. You really can have fun with this! Thanks John! Whenever I need a recipe it's straight to Preppy kitchen I go! 😋
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful candy. It is my absolute favorite kind. You explained that so well that I who have 2 TBIs could actually feel comfortable with trying it out and hopefully it will work for me. Thank you again 💓 💖 💗
You are absolutely the best!!!! I love how you talk us through a recipe with such a calming and fun voice!! Thank you for sharing your recipes. YOU ARE GREAT
This is such a forgiving recipe. I’ve made it 6 times so far (double batches) and perfect every time. I pour it onto cookie sheet and it sets really well . Highly highly recommend
Hi, I would like to know if did you use a thermometer?
@@andysakahe2306 I made two batches yesterday (one with almonds and one with pecans) and I did use a thermometer.
@@joey.3200 Hi thanks you for commenting. I am wondering i doing a double batch works
@@Dee-ur1hk I have someone who gets canker sores from pecans and walnuts so I made my batches separate. I think a double batch would work alright if you had a pan that was roughly twice the size (so that the layers are about the same thickness here).
@@joey.3200 okay thanks you!
There are some people that you can tell instantly that they are wonderful nice beautiful human beings and this guy is one of those people. I bet he makes everyone around him happier.
I have made toffee for 50 years. I take it out of the pan while still pliable, using the parchment tabs, place it on a flat surface and use a pizza cutter to make pretty squares and then let it cool. Took me 30 years to think of that! Gosh, the toffee gifts I gave are countless but always appreciated.
@@lagunagrl2687 Chocolate chips need to be at room temperature. Don't pour the toffee too thin and sprinkle chips on about 30 sec after pouring. :-)
@@lagunagrl2687 A few seconds in the microwave or stove top will always work too. Its just easiest to top chips on hot toffee to melt. Last suggestion :-)
@@lagunagrl2687 were you successful? im wondering.
@@ttee6990 No, not yet.:(
I might try it again today. This will be the fourth batch, but no success with the chocolate chips melting enough to spread. I just can’t figure out what I could be doing wrong.
Probably best to just melt the chips and pour on top.
@@lagunagrl2687 What about trying better quality chocolate, it melts better than cheaper brands.
My brother in law makes toffee for the men at his Fire station and for us each Christmas.
His toffee is always thin and easy to bite into because of an "Accident" at the firehouse.
He unknowingly put the cookie sheet on the stove with a low fire going.
When he poured the toffee and began to spread it, he noticed that it wasn't setting up Fast as normal.
Then he feels the heat from the cookie sheet!
Once it cooled it set up great. But, it was much thinner!
Today, he places the cookie sheet in a low oven to preheat it -- Perfect Toffee Everytime! ♥️😋😋😋 Give it a try sometime!
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I like it thin, too, so I use a jelly roll pan which is 15”x10” or so. It’s what my recipe calls for, & it’s easy to break.
I was liking it thinner also, because otherwise it was tasting too sweet for me. But I later found that doubling the amount of chocolate on top neutralizes the sweetness enough that now I prefer it thicker again. The increase in chocolate flavor made a nice difference, to me.
I sent my husband this video (as well as a 3 layer bar recipe of yours) last week, and oh boy! He had me buy a special pan from Amazon for them both. He's 72 (veterinarian still working) and loves to cook (we've been married 47yrs). Then he was looking through your videos and was exclaiming about so many of your recipes, I finally bought your hard bound cook book for him on Amazon! He is the best cook between us, and will be making many of your good recipes yippee!
I have rarely seen him so interested in a cook on YT, I wanted you to know we are enjoying your videos and getting ready to cook many of them. Hoping you had a very merry Christmas, and will follow with a wonderful New Year! You've given us much JOY!!! :)
Nothing else to say besides you’re such a sweet wife!!
So many people don’t pay attention to their spouses’ hobbies enough. It’s super cool you remembered something “small” like him watching a RUclips video and remembering!!
"listen to the bubbles" perfect direction for someone who cooks by feel! Thank you!
Made this yesterday. It’s amazing. And he is right. It’s WAY better then store bought. Sooooo worth the time and effort … 15 mins start to finish at home.
Western Australian here.
May I just say thank you for putting things in grams and mls!
It makes the recipe so much easier to follow for anyone outside of the USA! Will definitely be making this!
And helps us all refresh on metric system ;) Greetings from Oregon. :)
I'm from Canada and I still use cups, tsp, tbsp, etc.
I want to thank you. Unknowingly I was cooking with cheap pots. I heard your advice today and I was preparing red Mexican rice which I never get right and I have to go buy at the store.. I thought of what you said and for the first time, I actually made perfectly red rice. You are right about investing in good pots
Made this for my first time ever making toffee. It came out exactly like the one John did. This is a keeper. Everyone loved it, my husband most of all. Thank you so much!!
You remember the old jif peanut butter commercial where they spread a knife over the peanuts and it turns into peanut butter? That's what the chocolate chips reminded me of.
Damn that's a core memory
What he did is perfect. I make the exact same recipe without the chocolate without the nuts and just poured over popcorn and add salt. It makes the most incredible butter toffee popcorn you have ever had. And as far as having a thermometer, yes that will help. But I don't have one and I do use the cold water method, but mostly I use the cold water method when I'm making candy apples. With the butter toffee it's just pretty simple too listen to your bubbles and watch the color. When it gets to that golden brown color... little bit dark… It's at its hard crack stage. You can just eyeball it.
Wow, thanks for the suggestion, I will be trying it.
Merry Christmas John. Love your channel! My wife and I made your toffee recipe tonight. We have been baking and making candy together for as long as we have been married (42 years) and we have never tried English Toffee. Well it turned out perfect. Just on thing we would change, a large pan so it isn't so thick. But it is so melt in your mouth. We appreciate you sharing it
I agree , it is a little too thick, so I use a cookie sheet to get the right thickness (a little on the thin side) for me. This English toffee is also sold as a "Heath Bar" in the stores, but I haven't seen it sold in years.
Whenever I think of working with sugar, I picture hot lava in a ruined pan. But this worked out exactly the way you said, and I was so excited to try it. This, your chocolate fudge and also the peanut butter fudge made up my candy plate for the New Year's dinner. Everyone was quite impressed. Thank you for making me look so good!
Is the trick to Mel other butter low and slow so that it does not separate ❓❓🤔
If you soak the pan in the hard sugar overnight, it works just fine.
I failed at toffee years ago and haven't tried making this again until I saw your video and it turned out perfectly! You explain things so well! Thank you!
I found this video two days ago. I made a batch yesterday. I will probably make more before Christmas, this just became my favorite Christmas candy to make.
I made this recipe for Christmas gifts this past year. Everyone said it was the best toffee they ever had.
I’m no baker or even a dessert maker. It was the first toffee I’d made and it was a complete success. Totally recommend and a big thumbs up 👍
I made this recipe last night. It is super easy, tastes soooo good. I'll definitely be adding this to my cookie trays this Christmas!! Thank you so much!
That chocolate melting tip was worth this entire video. Off to make this now - thanks!!!
I'm making this with a layer of mini pretzel twists on the bottom instead of pecans!
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@@danieleugene5639 hi daniel
Oh yum! Great idea.
Ohhhhh, I would never have thought of that! I do SOOO love pretzels, they are one of my favorite snacks💖 Thanks for the idea
You always make my day. Your enthusiasm, smiles, laughter can cheer up the worst of days. ❤️🌈
Same!!! I love it when you can hear his family in the background 🙌🏻
@@chrisandaliciabracey2223 Right, the bitter batter of little feet, the laughter, even Brian’s sarcastic remarks love it
Omg yessss!!!! 💖
@Jamie Scott 💗So very true. John & Co and that includes the food of course is my go to therapy. I absolutely Love the Holidays. And this new ‘tradition’ has added a Wonderful new touch 🥰🎁 Sincerely J. The “extraterrestrials “ was added by looney hackers, UG.
Finding your recipe for toffee was a Godsend for me as I love toffee and this recipe is extremely easy, quick, and delicious. I think I will be giving out toffee to a few close friends this Christmas. They will be delighted. Thanks a million!!
Tried this today for the first time. It is Crazy Good!! Thank you for your great instruction. Such a great recipe... will definitely be making this for Christmas this year!!
I'm going to make this today..hope mine comes out good. Did you use a candy thermometer?
@@millennial4840 .. I did use a candy thermometer. The only thing I did differently was a 9x13 pan. I wanted my candy thinner..like a Heath bar..
It came out perfectly 🥰
@@karenjane5218 Thanks for responding 😊
I made this for work and it was so good. It really melts in your mouth. I can’t believe how good it is. Thank you. ❤️
Oh man I could just watch you cook In that great kitchen all day long. But I must say I just finished making the best toffee ever.And it is. Your video is perfect , instructive and encouraging. I hope the toffee makes it to the Thanksgiving dessert tray. Can’t stop sampling.
Beautiful. Just wrote it in my book of stuff to do with caption underneath to say, excellent gift idea…gift all ingredients, really nice pot, wooden spoon, candy thermometer ❤. Stoked to make this! Thank you!
Made this over the weekend AMAZING - super easy and my husband loved it. Merry Christmas to all
I make this every year around Christmas time. Although I’ve never added water and after so many years I don’t use a thermometer either. There is a certain “look” to the toffee that you just know when it’s done. I’ve also tried adding vanilla but have never had a noticeable taste difference without it.
I also pour the toffee out on a pizza pan or cookie sheet just to let it spread in its own.
My son has been helping me make these for years and make a great gift for neighbors and friends !
Love how simple it is 😊
Wow I just made this.. Was going to bring it to work to share but I'm almost tempted to keep it all to myself. So delicious and easy to make! Thanks for sharing.
This was so fun and easy! I made two batches this year- one for an office party and one for my family. They were well received by everyone!
What size cookie sheet? Or do you just use a big one like a half sheet covered with parchment and pour it on in one spot and just let it spread on its own?
I made this for my husband's work party and everyone loved it! We topped our with crushed butterfingers and pecans. So yummy!
Thank you! Made today for the first time. I’m on a very tight budget and used crackers ( just like breckel) but chopped coarsely. It came out lovely. The salt in the caramel is a must ❤🎉
I cooked a batch to 285° (soft crack) today for Christmas treats. I have made a batch before that were closer to hard crack and I honestly like both stages for toffee!
Omg!! I am so glad I found your version. I tried 6 other batches using versions from two other sources and all of them failed! I am a descent baker so it was killing me that I couldn’t get it. So the next morning I tried yours and it looked like it was perfect. I let it set up while I was at work and I cut it up when I got home. PERFECTION!! It is perfect and delicious! Thank you thank you!!!
This would be the perfect addition to my nightstand.....Yum.
I just got through making this just now. I poured my toffee out on a Silpat and the toffee is super thin. I added the chocolate and some crushed Butterfinger bar bits on top because that's what I had in my pantry. Delicious. Next time I will use pecans. Thank you for this lovely recipe.
I love this recipe!! This is the second year I’ve made it! So easy and SO DELICIOUS!!!
This toffee recipe is simple and works better than all of the previous recipes I tried. I'm not a chef, baker, or candymaker, but I was able to achieve delicious toffee repeatedly and it didn't require me to use a bunch of condensed milk or piles of other ingredients.
It is a test of endurance for me though, both times I took about an hour in the kitchen watching the toffee and stirring. But I just pulled up a chair and the end result was worth the effort. I also really like that this recipe doesn't require melting any chocolate.
I have made this three times over the holiday as candy gifts! I also made your pumpkin pie which was delicious!! (no soggy bottom) ;)
This recipe is so classy, delicious, and perfect. Your instructions are super easy to follow and things happen the way you say they will. 👏I feel successful!
Every time I make one of your recipes I grow in confidence because I know my culinary quest will be successful, sophisticated and deeply yummy.😍You make me love preparing food and yes, I already have your preppy kitchen cookbook! Stunning, stunning stunning!!!
please keep teaching how to make food with the love, care, respect and artistry the craft deserves. cooking with you makes life better! Thank you! Kimberly❤️👏
I really appreciate that you weigh your ingredients & cook from scratch - no packets of this & that that we can't source. This means that we can make your recipes in Australia without any problems. Thank you.
Thankyou for this easy yet super tasty recipe. This video appeared in my feed for some random reason, and I’m so happy it did! I made it today with my daughter and it’s sooooooo good! I will be adding this to my Christmas recipe file to make every year!
Toffee is my all time favorite candy of all time!!! I need to try this. Thank you!
My favorite also! So much for losing weight, too easy and yummy! 😂 I just made it, hard part is waiting for it to cool! 😂
I made this a couple of week ago and I'm about to make it again. So easy and ridiculously addictive to everyone that's tried it.
Great recipe!And your such a likable guy!I was panicking about making the caramel!but I actually did it without candy thermometer,Thanks to your motivation!After making it a few times I added walnuts mixed with pecans on the bottom and added more nuts to the top!People were saying it should be illegal!Thanks my friend!
I made this and it reminded me of the candy Almond Roca. It’s soooo good. Another amazing recipe ❤
From now on, THIS is the only toffee recipe I’ll ever use. A true, fail-proof winner! Many thanks for sharing this.
I literally just made toffee today for my mom for Christmas. It’s her favorite. I made mine in a 9x13 inch pan to have a thinner layer of toffee and used finely chopped almonds on top with milk chocolate chips. I want to make yours now! Yum! 💚❤️💚❤️
YES! A 9x13 pan would be perfect, his toffee was way too thick. It's supposed to be thin and crisp so it doesn't break teeth and loosen fillings.
I made this recipe yesterday and it turned out great. I used walnuts instead and worked fine. Thank you!
My favorite! And it's so cheap to make when buy it made it store it's a pretty penny! Thank you so much this is perfect for the holidays and I will be making it tomorrow!
I made this today and I wasn’t expecting it to take so long to get to 300 degrees. It was almost 20 minutes and you really can’t go off and do anything else. So be prepared to stand over the stove for awhile. It was worth it though. Delicious.
John is doing a great job at preparing flavorsome dishes. The preparation and presentation of this wonderful holiday treat was just superb.
I love and follow both of you for all your recipes!
I make your cranberry pistachio shortbread cookies for the holidays (actually all year around) and they are an absolute family favorite!! ❤️
I never baked in my life , just attempted this , it’s cooling now , everything went real smooth , now for the taste test ! Thank you ! 🥳🎉🎊🧑🍳
Love the trick of spreading the chocolate chips on the warm toffee! It saves a full step! Loving the cookbook too! Oh those Orange Pecan Cinnamon Rolls!❤
I love how you describe the processes. Not only does it make you hungry, but it helps in the instruction so much.
My family loves toffee, we make it in a half sheet pan!🤗 I’ve never added pecans to the pan before it was cooked, so I’ll have to try that. I also put chocolate and nuts on both sides, while my daughter in law puts chocolate on just one. I haven’t made candy of any kind in years but I’m so motivated this year! Thanks in part to all of your fabulous videos!
I wish I could get the motivation to even start my stuff this year, it's been such a bad year having trouble looking for anything positive
Lola, how do you get the chocolate and nuts on both sides? Thank you.
@@gayemarianesfox2405 put them in the pan before you pour the candy in and then put them on top after you pour.
@@marystrope1345 thank you!
@@gayemarianesfox2405 You're most welcome 😊
Made this for the first time December 22 2024 for Christmas,.. many thanks John for an easy and delicious recipe!
The Heath bar is my favourite toffee. Funny enough, this English toffee bar is not sold in the UK lol. I can't wait to try your recipe 😋. Thank you!
Do they sell Skor?
Da Cheet Skor are my favorite.
@@dacheet8174 I've never seen Skor in the UK. I like it too.
@@dacheet8174 what is that?
No I live in the UK and they are not toffee brands here. Harrogate toffee is my favourite here.
I just made this for the first time after I was spending $8.50 for a small box of locally made toffee for my mother in law. She loves this just as much and it was fun and simple to make. I put the toasted chopped pecans on top of the melted chocolate, not on bottom, and also added a small amount of toasted coconut along with the nuts and small amount of Maldon fleur de sel. Yummy!
I make this toffee every Christmas to give away as gifts, but I didn't know about that chocolate melting shortcut. I'll try that technique this week when I make it. Thankyou... from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺
Made a double batch of this. It's cooling right now. Smearing the chocolate with the spatula is the closest thing to free therapy I've found. Can't wait for it to cool/harden so I can dig in! Thanks, John!
Oh my goodness! What an easy recipe with great visual instructions! It turned out perfect. Can't wait to make it again. Never thought that I could make this. THANK YOU!
This looks delicious. I can't wait to try it! Toffee is my favorite candy, so if I learn to make this it will save some money. Two questions, though. I hope someone might read this and help me out? John says, "give the pecans a quick toast in the oven first." What temperature is best? And by "quick" does he mean just 3 - 5 minutes? And finally, he says to use choc chips. What do people recommend? Semi-sweet or milk chocolate? I realize it's probably just a personal taste preference. Thanks to anyone who might respond. Happy Holidays!
English toffee is my favorite Christmas candy. Can’t wait to try your recipe.
Great recipe. My mom made this starting back in the 60s.. about the same recipe. We did not use a therm but just knew it was done when it turned med brown.Sometimes the butter will separate, but we found if you use Imperial margarine.. it works out every time. Must less costly too. You would be surprised. I noticed Imperial at the Dollar Tree.. we did the choc the same way. Ive used choc chips but my mom always used hershey bars laid on top and then smoothed out. Salt top is the rage today.. I am not a fan.
I always use a heavy aluminum pan for candy making. Less likely to stick on the bottom.
LOVE your teaching methods, love you, John!
Thanks for your wonderful videos. ☺
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I really like the pacing of this presentation. Entertaining without wasting time.
Hey Preppy I’ve never made toffee but your guided recipe makes me want to give it a go …greetings from Brisbane Australia
Happy Holidays 🎅🏻
Well John, I just made this for the first time. I watched your video a few times, then kept it playing while I was actually preparing the toffee. Everything went as you said it would. It looks and smells delicious. I'll find out later tonight how this tastes. I can't imagine it won't be great. I just came across some of your videos a couple of weeks ago - I've thoroughly enjoyed watching you prepare your recipes. You explain things so well, which I appreciate, and you are so down to earth and friendly. Thank You and Merry Christmas 2024.
This is such an easy recipe. Thank you so much. I love English toffee and this is delicious. I have made two batches for Christmas gifts. I think they will go over well.
Does the toffee keep well? I plan to make some today for Christmas/New Year gifts. I normally pack treats in sealed bags. Does it stick together after a few days ? Many thanks for any input
@@oonagh2811 i have mine stored in a tin can and it seems fine. It doesn’t stick together at all. I would think that as long as the candy has cooled and you have it broken into pieces, it should be fine in a tightly wrapped plastic bag. Give it a try with a few pieces. But for sure, it doesn’t stick together in my Christmas cookie tins.
Many thanks Ruth. I'm looking forward to making it.
I made these to give as gifts for Christmas. They were amazing! I did not have a candy thermometer, but I watched how his looked when he pulled it. Texture was perfect. Can’t wait to make another batch. 💜😎🇺🇸
Family favorite! I used to watch my neighbors make this, (yep. I was one of 'the neighbor's kids') They gave me the recipe so I started making it everyone I know LOVES it. The only difference is that there's no water in the recipe. So easy and so unbelievably good.(You had me at"buttery islands floating..." )🤗 Thanks for this excellent recipe.
This makes me happy for no reason
I used to have the news on in the morning as i get ready for work, now that ive discovered your channel, its been 2 weeks of you first thing in the morning, brightening up my day! Love this recipe... thanks for giving metric measurements! Much appreciated from Canada!
Thank you so much for this recipe! Made it last night and it came out so good!!!
I was gonna go buy stuff like this as Christmas gifts, but now I'm gonna try to make it!
Where did you get the chopping board?
A 1970!'s Betty Crocker cookbook staple. Love!
I just watched 2 short videos for this recipe. They were only 2 ingredients. My third batch I made after watching this video and it is great. The first one along with the second got thrown away. Quicker isn’t always the best or easiest! I can’t thank you enough. This is for Christmas in a few days and I know now to always go to your videos first. Ty
The flippin' best!! Use the right pan and it WORKS!! LOL! Tried another recipe and it turned out, but there was something missing from flavor. THIS....in the right pan; which I didn't use on the first go...is SUPER DELICIOUS! Thank you!!
This guy is just so cute, and geeky about food!
Made this with my daughter & it was my first time making toffee. It turned out so good and was easy enough for her to help during most of it
Thank you! This reminds me of my late Mums homemade toffee ❤️
Me too! ❤
I love all your recipes!!! Just made this one again today. What made it even easier was that I used my Infrared Thermometer to monitor the temp. Nothing to clean up when we are done. Thanks again for all your super fun recipes!!!
How about a peanut brittle recipe!
Love your show❤️ thanks!
He has one.
I just made my first batch of toffee!!!! OMG! So delicious and the chocolate morsel tip blew me away. Genius!!
Seriously love your enthusiasm for cooking! Chose your recipe over all the others I watched, because of your detailed tutorial with tips. TFS John!
I made so much of this last year, and I 'm reviewing the video to start making it again today. Thanks for an easy and super delicious recipe!
I love simple and pure recipes like this! 😍Question: If you use salted butter, how much salt should you add, or none at all?
I am not the creator of the vid but I have made this recipe with salted butter. I add no additional salt and it turns out perfectly.
@@801guitar3 Ok, great! Thanks :)
I bake cakes, decorate cakes, and bake all kinds of breads and cookies, but for some reason Toffee has ALWAYS intimidated me! I appreciate this tutorial and am feeling inspired to conquer my fear! Thanks so much for your always great content. :)
I'm looking at this at 12am and my mouth is literally watering. Omg!! This looks so bomb. Definitely trying this recipe out soon. Thanks so much. I love all your recipes. (Made your sugar cookie recipe and the royal icing with the corn syrup recipe recently and everyone loved it so much🤗) You're amazing I appreciate this channel so much.
This recipe I the best. If you follow the instructions, it will turn out great!! Thank you for sharing it!
Note for those cooking at high altitude the temperature is different every 500ft drops 1 degree. So it’s more important for those above 3000ft where it drops by 6 degrees. I’m at 7500 so I was scorching my toffee and hard candy last year till I figured out about the different ranges at higher altitude. Cooking at too high a temp can change the texture.
I am at 7200 feet, did you take it to 285 degrees F?
I made this to the letter and it was absolutely ORAL-GASMIC! Tastes like a really good Skor chocolate bar with toasted pecans. Could have devoured the whole pan in one sitting!
This recipe was my first time making toffee. It came out perfectly. Everyone is getting toffee for Christmas!
Wow, just made this recipe and it came out exactly as you described it - so easy and so beautiful. The chocolate has incredible shine. Thank you, thank you!!!!
I don't like to bake, when I have to, you're my go to guy. Thanks!
I made a bunch for Thanksgiving tomorrow, and It's taking everything in my power to not just eat a ton of it right now, even though I know I'd feel awful afterward. This stuff is unbelievably good and dangerously easy to make
hello from australia. I love your christmas chocolate sugar cookie recipe but my god was it a pain to make because australia has a bloody hot christmas so it was impossible to get the cooke shapes out without them shapeshifting after a minute out of the fridge haha. eventually it worked out and i dipped them in white chocolate and crushed candy cane and they made the perfect chrissy present!
You make the kitchen a happier place Mr. Kanell, this recipe was so easy to accomplish. Absolutely delicious, Merry Christmas to you and your family.
What I like best: 1) No corn syrup. 2) Mentioning an alternative to aluminum foil. Now I just have to decide it is time to eat some white sugar.
@Humble Courageous you can make this exact same recipe with organic cane sugar!
@@tarahazelrigg6467 Thank you.
I just made this for keto and used xylitol sweentener instead of sugar came out tasting just like using regular sugar, taste fantasic!
It is time.
I've made this! And now have to make it every holiday, or my family will disown me. It's fun to add maple syrup and walnuts, for walnut and maple toffee, or skip the chocolate, but only cook until between hard and soft Crack. It's a light, almost delicate toffee cookie kinda? Lol. You really can have fun with this! Thanks John! Whenever I need a recipe it's straight to Preppy kitchen I go! 😋
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful candy. It is my absolute favorite kind. You explained that so well that I who have 2 TBIs could actually feel comfortable with trying it out and hopefully it will work for me. Thank you again 💓 💖 💗
Why did i read this as "I that have 2 Tablespoons ...." Lol 🤦
You are absolutely the best!!!! I love how you talk us through a recipe with such a calming and fun voice!! Thank you for sharing your recipes. YOU ARE GREAT