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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

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  • 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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FAQs

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 does Molly not like Fleur? ›

While Ron, Harry, and Hermione stayed at her house, Fleur cared about them in a mother-like way. Molly and Ginny Weasley in particular did not like Fleur, considering her snooty.

Why did Hermione wipe? ›

In order to keep her parents out of the war, Hermione needed to effectively wipe any information her parents had on her, her friends, and the wizarding community. In a deleted scene in Deathly Hallows - Part 1, Death Eater Corban Yaxley arrived at the Granger home in search of answers, but he found the house empty.

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 Harry Potter's favorite ice cream? ›

The bag of gold, silver and bronze jangling cheerfully in Harry's pocket was clamouring to be spent, so he bought three large strawberry and peanut-butter ice-creams which they slurped happily as they wandered up the alley, examining the fascinating shop windows.

What is the pink puff in Harry Potter? ›

Round with soft, custard coloured fur, Puffskeins have long pink tongues and make a low humming sound when happy. The Weasley twins bred Pygmy Puffs, a new multicoloured breed that became incredibly popular. Ginny Weasley even came home with one that she named Arnold.

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.

How did Cedric Diggory know about the egg? ›

In the first task, Harry gives Cedric a hand by informing him in advance that the task involves dragons. Cedric's dragon is a Swedish Short-Snout, from which he has to retrieve the Golden Egg it is guarding. Cedric achieves this by transfiguring a rock into a Labrador to distract the dragon whilst he retrieves the egg.

Why was Mrs Weasley cold to Hermione? ›

Mrs Weasley's cold treatment of Hermione was due to a story Rita Skeeter had printed in Witch Weekly which falsely claimed that Hermione was toying with the affections of both Harry and Viktor Krum.

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 ...

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