
The candy is extremely hot and will instantly burn your skin if it comes in contact with skin. I wear oven mitts once I start heating the water, sugar and honey mixture. Prep – be extremely careful during the entire cooking process.The ratio of water, sugar, honey and baking soda is specific to this recipe and therefore no substitutions can be made.
Ingredients – this recipe cannot have any ingredients swapped. Chill in the fridge until chocolate sets. Optional: in a microwave safe bowl melt chocolate chips in 15 second intervals, stirring between each interval.ĭip pieces of sponge toffee in chocolate and place on a parchment paper lined tray. Once it has hardened break into smaller pieces. Do NOT use hands to spread mixture, it will burn you!Ħ Leave the sponge toffee at room temperature to set for 2 hours. If you try to spread it out with a utensil it will cause holes and gaps. Do not use a utensil to spread the mixture out. Note: the mixture will flatten and spread throughout the baking dish on it’s own. Turn the heat off.ĥ Using a rubber spatula pour the mixture into the lined baking dish. The mixture will being to foam up, bubble, and double – triple in size. I recommend wearing oven mitts during the cooking process to be extra safe.ġ Line a rectangular 9 x 13 baking dish with parchment paper to cover the base of the pan and high enough to go above the edges of the pan.Ģ In a medium sized pot stir together the sugar, honey and water with a metal whisk or fork.ģ Heat on medium heat for 12-15 minutes until everything fully melts and started to bubble.Ĥ Once the mixture has turned amber in color, add in the baking soda and stir vigorously. Note: During the entire cooking process be very careful not to get any of the sugar mixture on your hands. Honey – this recipe cannot be made with any other kind of liquid sweetener or substitute (ex. White Sugar – this recipe cannot be made with any other kind of sugar or sugar substititue (ex. Once a spoon of baking soda is added in the mixture puffs up and all the wonderful bubbles are formed! It’s magical to watch. The base of this treat is sugar, honey and water that is melted together. Baking Soda – if you ever wondered how those beautiful airy bubbles form in sponge toffee, the secret is baking soda. What is in Sponge Toffee Secret Ingredient This is a great year round gift! More Easy Desserts you Will Love! Give this a try and you won’t be disappointed. I never even thought about trying to make it because it looked so fancy and decadent I figured it must be hard to make… until one day I decided to try and make it and discovered this is a 4 ingredient dessert! This is one of my Dad’s favorite treats and I always buy him some for Christmas.
Sponge Toffee may look like it is tricky to make but it is actually very easy!