Maple Sponge Toffee Recipes

HONEYCOMB TOFFEE RECIPE

Steps:

• Line a 9 inch square pan with parchment paper (sides and bottom). Set aside until needed.
• Keep a spatula and a whisk ready, as you will need them towards the end of the cook time.
• Place the sugar, golden syrup / corn syrup, water, and salt in a large saucepan (this mixture will expand a lot, so use a large pot with enough space).
• Gently stir to saturate the sugar with the water.
• Heat over medium high heat, while swirling the pot frequently to ensure the sugar is dissolved.
• Brush the sides of the pot with a pastry brush dipped in cold water to dissolve the sugar crystals on the side of the pot. Do NOT stir the sugar syrup.
• When the sugar syrup comes to a boil and all the sugar has dissolved, clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pot.
• Heat the sugar mixture until it reaches 300°F. Swirl the pot as you heat the sugar to make sure the syrup is evenly heating (check several spots in the syrup with the candy thermometer to make sure it's evenly heating).
• Get the prepared pan, whisk, and spatula ready when the sugar syrup is close to 300°F. You can use an oven mitt for whisking the sugar base in the following steps, if you like.
• When the sugar syrup reaches 300°F, remove the pot from the heat and immediately add all of the baking soda.
• Whisk the baking soda well into the sugar syrup. Make sure to reach all the corners of the pot. The sugar syrup will expand into a foamy honeycomb mixture.
• As soon as the baking soda is thoroughly mixed in and the mixture has expanded, scrape the honeycomb mixture into the prepared pan.
• Allow the mixture to harden for a few hours.
• Once the candy is hardened, remove it from the pan and peel off the parchment paper. Place it on a cutting board.
• Use the tip of a sharp knife to break the honeycomb into pieces. These will be uneven pieces.
• While the sugar syrup is cooking, bloom the gelatin in the water in a small microwave-safe bowl. Let it bloom for 10 minutes.
• Microwave the gelatin for just a few seconds to dissolve the gelatin. Do NOT let it boil.
• Add the dissolved warm gelatin mixture into the sugar syrup, followed by the baking soda. Whisk vigorously, and then transfer the mix into the prepared pan (as per instructions above).
• Temper the chocolate using this guide.
• Dip the honeycomb toffee in tempered chocolate (you can dip them either fully or partially). Alternatively, you can brush the chocolate on the toffees with a clean, dry pastry brush.
• Place them on a parchment paper lined tray. Sprinkle salt on top before the chocolate sets.
• Allow the chocolate to set at room temperature (do not put them in the fridge).
• Uncoated honeycomb toffee - Store these honeycomb pieces in an air-tight container at room temperature for about 1 week (or 2 weeks if it's not humid). Place parchment paper or wax paper between layers of the honeycomb to prevent them from sticking to each other.
• Chocolate coated honeycomb toffee - These can be stored at room temp for much longer (even up to a month) in an air-tight container.
• Do NOT store these in the fridge or freezer.

SPONGE TOFFEE

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, syrup, and vanilla in a medium-size saucepan. Stir over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
• Continue to cook to 300 degrees F, on a candy thermometer or hard crack stage, about 10 minutes. Cook's Note: You can use a candy thermometer or a simple trick: take a spoon and drop a tiny drizzle of the mixture into a bowl of water. If it crystallizes, you've reached the hard crack stage.
• Remove from the heat, using a wooden spoon, stir in the baking soda quickly. It will become frothy. Pour into an 8 by 8-inch/20 by 20-cm pan, lined with parchment paper and buttered.
• Let cool for about 30 minutes and break into pieces.

MAPLE SPONGE TOFFEE

Steps:

• Line a metal mould with parchment paper.
• In a large pot, cook sugar, syrup and water together.
• When the temperature reaches 150 C, whisk baking soda until blended. Be careful as the baking soda will cause the mixture to foam dramatically.
• Pour into mould.
• Set aside to cool.
• Crack into pieces to enjoy!

SPONGE TOFFEE

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, syrup, and vanilla in a medium-size saucepan. Stir over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
• Continue to cook to 300 degrees F, on a candy thermometer or hard crack stage, about 10 minutes. Cook's Note: You can use a candy thermometer or a simple trick: take a spoon and drop a tiny drizzle of the mixture into a bowl of water. If it crystallizes, you've reached the hard crack stage.
• Remove from the heat, using a wooden spoon, stir in the baking soda quickly. It will become frothy. Pour into an 8 by 8-inch/20 by 20-cm pan, lined with parchment paper and buttered.
• Let cool for about 30 minutes and break into pieces.
• Variations:.
• Chocolate Dipped Sponge Toffee:.
• Dip the sponge toffee in chocolate for a homemade crunchy treat.
• Sponge Toffee Ice Cream:.
• Mix sponge toffee pieces into prepared ice cream.