Ingredients

  • 1 lb unsalted butter
  • 2 2/3 cups fine sugar
  • 4 tablespoons corn syrup
  • 4 tablespoons coffee
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla butternut flavoring
  • 3 cups chocolate chips
  • 3 cups roasted pecans, chopped

Method

  • Sprinkle half the pecans on a cookie sheet.
  • In a 4-quart saucepan, melt butter, sugar, corn syrup and left over coffee. Stirring constantly, bringing mixture to 290 degrees.
  • Remove from heat and add flavor.
  • Pour over chopped pecans.
  • Sprinkle chocolate chips over toffee mixture & wait for chips to melt.
  • Spread melted chips over toffee.
  • Sprinkle remaining chopped pecans over chocolate and press lightly to set pecans.
  • Freeze for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from freezer and rest for 10 minutes and break or cut into serving size.
  • Recipe makes about 3 # of Tennessee Toffee.