Honeycomb Toffee – Create The Hokey Pokey

This real slowly to brand candy goes past times many names; cinder toffee, sponge candy, in addition to my personal favorite, “hokey pokey,” but no thing what you lot telephone band it, this eye-catching confection is a proven crowd-pleaser. And, that’s earlier you lot dip inward in chocolate, every bit my British friends highly recommend.

It’s no big clandestine that people love sweet, crispy things, but this likewise features the virtually interesting melt-in-your-mouth texture, which is created past times thousands of bubbles, trapped inward the cooling carbohydrate syrup. As you lot tin run across inward the video, I did 2 batches alongside dissimilar amounts of baking soda, in addition to piece the bit batch did await better, the starting fourth dimension batch was crunchier, in addition to didn’t convey whatsoever form of aftertaste.

Other than suffering a horrible burn, there’s non a lot that tin larn incorrect alongside this recipe, every bit long every bit you lot rut the syrup to 300 F. I checked mine alongside a probe thermometer, although a candy thermometer that attaches to the side of the pan would endure a lot easier. Some folks tell you lot tin precisely larn past times appearance, in addition to when the syrup goes from clear to slightly golden, it’s done, but that requires a for sure total of experience.

Another method to guess the temperature is past times dropping a piffling fleck of the molten syrup inward H2O to run across if it similar a shot turns into stone candy. That volition work, but since thermometers aren’t expensive, in addition to every kitchen should convey one, that actually is the agency to go. Regardless, every bit long every bit you lot hope to endure careful, I actually produce hope you lot reach this gorgeous, homemade honeycomb toffee a endeavour soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for 8 portions:

1/2 loving cup white granulated sugar

2 tablespoons corn syrup (or golden syrup)

1 tablespoon honey

1 teaspoon baking soda (do non purpose baking powder)

2 tablespoons water

- Heat to 300 F. earlier adding baking soda