Are You Ready for a New Chocolate Addiction? Chocolate Toffee with a Surprise Secret Ingredient: Saltines!

February 12, 2011 in Desserts, Oh My!

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Praline Chocolate Saltines Toffee

I love making home made Valentine treats – it’s one food tradition I follow religiously every February. But, sugar cookies are just so boring. And chocolate candies are, well, just ho-hum. I wanted something easy. Something decadent. Something different. Something salty and sweet and chocolate-y all in one bite. And definitely something unique for all my sweeties. You know, along the lines of chocolate dipped potato chips. Only not those. Also boring.

Then I remembered a sweet decadent treat that was popular in the early 1990′s.

It was made with matzoh crackers, with an ooey-gooey topping.  It was the kind of treat that surprises you from the very first bite. Salty. Sweet Rich. Homey. I decided to try it with saltines and it turned out even more delicious than my memory of the matzoh-based version.

Oh. My. Gosh. This is a magical substance!

The hot brown sugar and butter mixture seeps down into the saltines and transforms them into an other-worldly delicious substance.

My family members made that speechless “This is Heaven” groaning sound when eating these recently  – and couldn’t stop. The whole batch – all 48 squares – were inhaled in just a few minutes.

THIS IS THE EASIEST, NO-FAIL TOFFEE RECIPE YOU WILL EVER MAKE!

This treat takes 20 minutes from start to finish and only has 6 ingredients. Super easy, but the kind of recipe that will make your friends and loved ones think you’ve been slaving for hours.

You MUST try this version out and see if you agree with me that these are an “Oh-My-Goodness What IS in this stuff?” Treat!

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Easy Chocolate Toffee Recipe - Ready for Shipping

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Four Generation “Joy to the World” Christmas Candies

December 23, 2009 in Desserts

Joy to the World Christmas Candies

Joy to the World Christmas Candies

This Christmas candy recipe has been a favorite in my family for four generations. My mom got it from her family and now it has become a Christmas classic for my kids. They whine like crazy if I even THINK of skipping these during the holidays! Last year, I added my own twist and changed the diced pecans to diced toasted almonds. We loved the change, and my son Jake renamed the candies “Joy to the World” balls, since they now have a little of the flavor of Almond Joy candy bars!

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