Christmas toffee with walnuts

Makes about half a sheet

Rating (7 ratings)

Ingredients

180 g Siúcra brown sugar
200 g butter
2 tbsp water
100 g finely chopped walnuts
100 g dark chocolate, melted

Instructions

Line a tin or baking tray with baking parchment.

Carefully heat the sugar, butter and water, stirring constantly, in a heavy saucepan until they begin to melt.

Boil until the mixture thickens and turns light brown (for 10−15 minutes) or until it reaches 140°C.

Add the walnuts to the toffee mixture and spread out on a sheet of baking parchment.

Allow to cool and pour over the melted chocolate. Crush coarsely.

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