I love toffee. LOVE it. This was my first time making it. It is pretty easy, but there is one very important thing – you have to have patience. I don’t always have a lot of this…
Which is why I have two batches of toffee to show you. Well, one batch of toffee, one batch of soft toffee.
First batch, bubbling away!
This was about the time I figured it was complete. I took it off the heat and poured it onto my silpat, stuck in in the fridge. It tastes very good:
I wanted crunchy toffee. Round two, I found my patience:
butter toffee
1 cup earth balance
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla
Melt the butter in tall saucepan, add sugar. Stir constantly as sugar dissolves and mixture bubbles up. (Here is where that patience comes in)… After a few minutes, the mixture will thicken and become smooth and glossy.
Pour onto a silpat or parchment sheet on a cookie pan, place in refrigerator.
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Another thing I love? Chocolate chip cookies. Sometimes, I like the cookie part, without the chocolate chips. A blondie cookie. They’re good.
A gooey blondie sounded better, though, especially with butter toffee chunks.
I really need to just stop saying how surprised I am to make something that is both gluten free and vegan, and it tastes fabulous. 😀
These? Taste fabulous.
butter toffee blondies
3/4 cup earth balance
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg (Ener-G replacer)
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups gluten free all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
butter toffee!
Cream together butter + sugar + vanilla, add egg. Add flour + baking powder, mix. Fold in butter toffee pieces.
Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
What is your favorite cookie?
Janet says
August 27, 2011 at 2:14 pmlove your blog, thank you!
spabettie says
August 31, 2011 at 11:37 amthank YOU, Janet!!
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says
December 31, 2010 at 4:47 pmcandy making is very precise, i.e. butter sugar boiling pot = need to watch it!
and i love that this is vegan and GF…omg i love love love toffee. And cookies/blondies.
perfect recipe!
Deb (SmoothieGirlEatsToo) says
December 13, 2010 at 9:21 pmLooks amazing. I’ve never had a blondie either!!
My first attempt at toffee was a disaster because-as you said- I needed (and lacked)patience. Once I finally let the mix carmelize, it was heavenly! And now my go-to gift for home-made treats.
Christina (Dinner at Christina's) says
November 15, 2010 at 4:32 pmI definitely hear ya on the patience part! I made a few batches of my pumpkin seed brittle and one was more chewy than crisp b/c I was sick of waiting for it to reach temp! But when you DO calm down and wait for it – so worth it!!
I’ve never made blondies – these look yummy! Thanks for linking them to Friday Firsts!
spabettie says
November 15, 2010 at 4:40 pmyes! once again, thank you for HAVING me! 😀
April@The 21st Century Housewife says
November 15, 2010 at 7:10 amI’m visiting via Dinner at Christina’s Friday Firsts. This is a wonderful, mouthwatering post. I love toffee and I’m so glad you have shared your delicious recipes!
spabettie says
November 15, 2010 at 12:20 pmHello April!! Thank you for visiting! I love toffee also, and this was pretty easy… have you made your own before? 🙂
Theresa @ This is my Hungry Face says
November 12, 2010 at 1:07 pmYum! These look amazing. I love toffee, but I’ve never tried to make it for myself! I might have to give it a go 🙂
spabettie says
November 13, 2010 at 2:07 pmyou should!! it’s really pretty easy… I’ve already made another batch for someone else! 🙂
Jeni Treehugger says
November 12, 2010 at 12:51 amOh toffee tastic!
I want toffee and I want toffee blondies!
spabettie says
November 13, 2010 at 2:48 pmHi Jeni Treehugger !! (love it!) thanks for reading! the toffee is pretty easy to make – almost instant gratification, much better than waiting for a vegan to be shipped ! 🙂
Kris | iheartwellness.com says
November 11, 2010 at 10:24 pmI am drooling over here!! These look amazing!
Did you know they have soy free earth balance now? omg, I have never ever purchased the regular one before because of the soy…but I saw the soy free the other day and loaded up!
xxoo
PS. It was Hudson’s 3rd birthday today….we spoiled him 😉 Snuggles to Basil!
spabettie says
November 13, 2010 at 2:52 pmYES that is the one I use too !!! love it.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE HUDSON !! <3
Candice @ ChiaSeedMe says
November 11, 2010 at 9:13 pmThese look delicious! And I don’t even care for toffee that much. I do like blondies, though.
I almost picked up some Ener-G replacer tonight. I’ve never used it, but always wish for it. Do you think it works much better than a flax egg?
I think my favorite cookies are chocolate chip peanut butter. I used to make this one recipe all the time, and everybody always loved it. But then I stopped using dairy in my baking and I have yet to try and veganize it. I need to do it asap!
spabettie says
November 11, 2010 at 9:27 pmCandice, the egg replacer is easier to me than flax… unless you have it for other things.. I haven’t always had flax to use, and this is easy… the box lasts a LONG TIME and it is easy!
you are not the first person who has said they don’t really care for toffee but these look good ! 🙂 🙂
that said, I need to bake something chocolate SOON !! 😀
Paige is Running Around Normal says
November 11, 2010 at 6:33 pmOh my taste buds. Those look ah-mazing!! Must make soon!!
spabettie says
November 11, 2010 at 9:28 pmThanks Paige !! Let me know if you make them… you’ll LOVE them !!
Jill@MyAdviceQuarterLife says
November 11, 2010 at 6:21 pmJoey makes a MEAN ginger cookie. It is to die for. Besides that, anything with peanut butter 🙂
spabettie says
November 11, 2010 at 9:36 pmMmm… ginger is one of my favorites… maybe Joey and I can have a baking exchange?? 🙂 I make a GREAT peanut butter cookie… 😉
Aimee says
November 11, 2010 at 5:19 pmWowzers! These look like they would be worth the effort. 🙂
spabettie says
November 11, 2010 at 9:37 pmthey really are !! and if you don’t want to make your own toffee, even easier!! 😀
Amy @ Second City Randomness says
November 11, 2010 at 5:06 pmI think you and I would be good friends.
Or enemies. Because we’d be fighting over the last of the toffee…
But then friends again when we decide to make more… 🙂
spabettie says
November 11, 2010 at 9:31 pmYES !! I LOVE this theory !! 😀 it is funny – I am NOT kidding – as I type this?? Jason ate the last one. Yep. without asking. Just did it. We would share, right ?? 😉
saltytooth says
November 11, 2010 at 5:05 pmLooks good! My favorite cookie is snickerdoodle. I haven’t had them in forever, but I think they just made my Christmas cookie list. 🙂
spabettie says
November 11, 2010 at 9:38 pmI love snickerdoodles too ! the name has always been weird to me, but GOOD COOKIE ! 😀
Angela (the diet book junkie) says
November 11, 2010 at 5:03 pmbutter toffee blondies might be my 3 favourite words.
as crazy as it sounds, i’m not much into cookies. i actually can’t remember the last one i had. (i know, sad.)
spabettie says
November 11, 2010 at 9:33 pmAngela, I completely understand… I am really the same way – with all the baking I do, I really do not have much of a sweet tooth… but these… only lasted ONE DAY. 😀
Amanda (Two Boos Who Eat) says
November 11, 2010 at 4:07 pmThose look so amazing!!!
I love snickerdoodle cookies but now you’ve got me seriously craving toffee.
spabettie says
November 11, 2010 at 4:37 pmmmm… toffee is my FAVORITE. I’ve already made another batch for a friend 🙂
eatmovewrite says
November 11, 2010 at 11:53 amCool beans! I’ve never made blondies, but lately I’ve been wanting to. I’m going to make non-vegan, non-toffee blondies and call them inspired by you (ish). :p
spabettie says
November 11, 2010 at 1:56 pmYAY !! I can’t wait to see them… blondies are SO good. I may have had one with breakfast…
biz319 says
November 11, 2010 at 11:48 amYep, toffee is definitely insulin worthy in my book!
These are my favorite cookies – I finally got the right balance of chew on these snickerdoodles!
http://mybizzykitchen.com/2009/11/15/it-was-a-mama-rinis-day/
spabettie says
November 11, 2010 at 1:57 pmI love snickerdoodles… those look good, I love the stack !!
Not a Rabbit says
November 11, 2010 at 11:33 amWow! Can you lend me your patience please, Seymour?
I tried to make cinder toffe twice last week for Bonfire Night, and both times it failed! (the first time took forever and then tasted burnt, the second batch was better but not right, and still tasted burnt!).
My favourite cookie would have to be chocolate chip (being British, and an oatmeal-raisin hater, that’s the only cookie I like!).
spabettie says
November 11, 2010 at 1:59 pmI think it’s a fine line of patience and timing… I took it off right as it turned slightly darker and was completely smooth…
your chocolate chip cookies today look perfect! 😀