Old Fashioned Toffee Bars | Christmas Baking

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a unique flavor and reduces saturated fat.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: chocolate bar

Dark chocolate has less sugar and more antioxidants.

chopped nuts

🥗Healthier: seeds

💰Cheaper: no nuts

Seeds provide crunch without allergens.

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: evaporated milk + honey

💰Cheaper: milk + sugar

This mix mimics the creaminess with less sugar.

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

Spray or lightly oil a 9x13 baking pan.

In a mixing bowl, combine softened butter and brown sugar until mixed well.

Add one large egg yolk and mix until combined.

Add vanilla extract and mix again.

Measure flour properly to avoid a crumbly dry dough, then add it to the mixture and mix until crumbly.

Pat the mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking pan, ensuring not to come up all the way on the edges.

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 23 minutes, until soft but not overbaked.

While the bars are baking, chop 1 cup of pecans and 1 and 1/3 cups of milk chocolate chips or a chocolate bar of choice.

Once the bars are out of the oven, immediately spread the chopped chocolate on top to let it melt.

After about 3 minutes, spread the melted chocolate evenly over the bars.

Sprinkle the chopped pecans on top of the melted chocolate and let it set, optionally refrigerating to speed up the process.

Once cooled, cut into bars and serve.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens