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“Percy’s letters was enclosed in a package of Easter eggs that Mrs. Weasley had sent. Both Harry’s and Ron’s were the size of dragon eggs and full of homemade toffee. Hermione’s, however, was smaller than a chicken egg.”

-Harry Potter and theGoblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and if there’s one mom in literature who knows how to cook, it’s Mrs. Weasley. I whipped up her homemade toffee-filled chocolate eggs as gifts this Easter, but her English toffee will be a favourite for any mom this Mother’s Day.

Toffee may seem like scary ground to walk on, but this recipe you can judge when the toffee is done by colour. No candy thermometers, or glasses of ice cold water to drop toffee in to test doneness. It’s easy and quick, which is good, since you’ll be back making a second batch pretty quickly!

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Ingredients

Units Scale

  • 1 cup whole raw almonds
  • 170grams (3/4 cup) butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (I prefer to use Himalayan pink salt rather than table salt)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 200 grams milk cooking chocolate
  • 1/4 cup crushed pecans

Instructions

  1. Start by preheating the oven to 200oC.
  2. On a baking sheet, spread out the almonds and place in the oven for 10 minutes until roasted. You may want to stir them half way.
  3. Once roasted, set aside to cool for a few minutes then spread on a chopping board.
  4. Take a sharp chef’s knife and chop the almonds into halves or even quarters.
  5. On another baking tray, line with a silicone baking mat and spread the chopped almonds evenly.
  6. In a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, stir together the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla. (Note: this should be with a wooden spoon.)
  7. Continue to stir until dissolved and bring to a gentle boil.
  8. Reduce the heat to a low-medium–it’s safer to make candy slowly yet surely in my opinion.
  9. Continue slowly stirring until the toffee is a shade lighter than the skin of your almonds. This may take approximately 10 minutes.
  10. Pour over the almonds on the baking mat lined tray, spread with the back of the wooden spoon and let sit to cool.
  11. Break the chocolate pieces up, place in a microwavable container and microwave at 50% for 2 minutes (this will depend on your microwave), stirring halfway through.
  12. Pour then spread the melted chocolate over the toffee, and sprinkle with the crushed pecans.
  13. Place the tray into the fridge to harden.
  14. Break the toffee pieces by hand into smaller bite sized pieces.

Clean Up

  1. Heat some water in your tea kettle and pour the boiling water into the pot and place the wooden spoon in to dissolve any leftover toffee that way have hardened.

Notes

adapted from http://deliciouslyyum.com/homemade-english-toffee/

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  1. I can’t wait to try this toffee recipe, thank you!

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    1. Hi Brenda, it’s super good! My mom always asks me to make it for birthdays and holidays etc.

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  2. For the toffee, use semi-sweet chocolate, not milk chocolate. You will be happier with the more authentic and balanced results.

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    1. Thanks for the tip Jane!

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  3. I love this recipe! This toffee has become a family favorite! I usually just make the toffee over the almonds, I usually don’t add the chocolate or the pecans. It is so delicious!

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    1. It’s a favourite in my family too 🙂

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  4. Always sounded so good in the book. Planning to try this for a HP marathon with my family later! Thanks for the recipes 🙂

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Why did Mrs Weasley send Hermione a small egg? ›

Hermione's, however, was smaller than a chicken's egg. Molly was usually generous with the sweet treats, so the mean little Easter egg she sent Hermione after reading Rita Skeeter's article about the supposed Harry-Hermione-Krum love triangle in Witch Weekly was quite a departure.

What is toffee Harry Potter? ›

Description. Toffee is a chewy confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard and then cut into small, individual pieces of toffee. Toffee is a flavour of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans and honey-coloured toffees were sold at Honeydukes.

Why is Ginny so mean to Fleur? ›

Ginny didn't like her because Fleur treated her like a little girl, not like a respected teenager like Ginny was used to. I don't know why Hermione hated her, but I can assume it's something to do with jealousy.

Why did Harry eat chocolate? ›

Behind the scenes. It is possible that chocolate is used to ward off the effects following meeting a Dementor as it has chemicals inside it that stimulate the release of endorphins, which are chemicals produced by the body to combat stress and pain; often leading to feeling of increased happiness.

What is the pink puff in Harry Potter? ›

Pygmy Puffs resembled little fluffy balls that rolled around, squeaked and came in various shades of pink and purple. Luna Lovegood believed that all Pygmy Puffs sang on Boxing Day. A group of Puffskeins or Pygmy Puffs was called a poffle.

What is the tickling charm in Harry Potter called? ›

Rictusempra, the Perpetual Tickling charm, which apparently can be stopped by the Finite Incantatem charm, was used by Harry against Malfoy in the Duelling Club.

What was the point of the golden egg in Harry Potter? ›

The eggs contained disembodied merpeople voices singing a song to the champions, letting them know that they had to come to the lake and rescue something very valuable to them, which turned out to be a person very close to each of the champions.

What is the curse of Mrs Weasley killing? ›

Bellatrix then started taunting Mrs Weasley over her son's death, proceeding to laugh at Molly's enraged response that the Death Eater "will never touch our children again!". This provided an opening for Molly to strike Bellatrix with a curse that hit her straight in the heart, killing her.

Why did Hermione only hug Harry but not Ron? ›

In the film, she only hugs Harry, and just gives a hesitant handshake to Ron (Note: This was the result of Emma Watson being hesitant to hug both Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint in public view, with her hugging Radcliffe during filming having to be frozen for a few seconds to get the desired effect due to Watson ...

What happens if you tell Mrs Weasley about fig? ›

The student will only share that they've visited some ancient ruins, which still leaves Professor Weasley unsatisfied, and Professor Fig won't have any reaction other than some slightly altered dialogue if Weasley is told the truth.

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