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chocolate toffee bark

Chocolate Toffee Bark

Revathi Palani
M&M Chocolate Toffee Bark is the perfect recipe you could make for your Easter basket. Made up of a delicious layer of hard, brittle toffee and chocolate.
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • ½ Cups Butter (unsalted, cut into smaller pieces)
  • 1 ¼ Cups Light Brown Sugar (tightly packed)
  • 1 Tbsp Corn syrup
  • 2 Tbsp Water
  • a small pinch Sea Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp Baking soda
  • 1 heaping Cup Chocolate chips
  • M&M’s® Easter Sundae - as needed

Special Equipment

  • Candy Thermometer

Instructions
 

  • First, line a 8X8 baking pan with butter paper and keep it aside. Also, measure and keep the vanilla extract and baking soda, ready.


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  • Take a tall heavy bottomed pan. Add the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, water and salt. Mix well and heat it in medium flame.


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  • Keep stirring continuously until everything is melted, combined together and the mixture starts to boil. If sugar crystals are formed in the sides of the pan, dip a brush in water and brush the sides of the pan clean.


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  • Once the mixture starts to boil, insert the candy thermometer into the mixture and stop stirring. You should not stir or disturb the mixture after this stage. Let the mixture continue to boil until it reaches the soft crack stage. The candy thermometer should read 280 - 285 F temperature. This is the correct temperature for soft crack consistency.


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  • Immediately, remove the pan from the flame and add the vanilla extract and baking soda. Stir well until combined and transfer the mixture quickly to the baking pan. Gently tap the pan to level off the mixture.


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  • While the mixture is still hot, add the chocolate chips evenly on top. Wait for a couple of mins until the choco chips melt.  


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  • Use a spatula or back of a spoon to spread the chocolate layer evenly over the top of the toffee layer. Add the M&M’s® Easter Sundae on top of the chocolate layer. Refrigerate until the chocolate is firm. Pull the bark out of the refrigerator and cut into pieces using a sharp knife.


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  • Enjoy or store in an airtight container.

Notes | FAQ

- It is important to use a heavy bottom pan or else the toffee will burn easily.
- It is important to use a tall pan, or else the mixture will flow out while boiling.
- It is important to keep the sides of the pan clean while boiling the mixture. If any sugar crystallizes it would burn.
- It is important not to stir the mixture once it starts to boil.
- Using a 8X8 pan will give a thick toffee layer for the quantity of ingredients given. Use a larger pan if you prefer a thinner toffee layer.
- Do increase the quantity of choco chips based on the desired thickness of chocolate layer.
- Make sure that the candy thermometer doesn't touch the base of the pan, while checking for the temperature.