Chewy Toffee Almond Joy Bars
By
Jennifer Reinke
@topmom3
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Spring-boarded off of a recipe on the back of a bag of Heath toffee bits. Had to come up with a quick dessert bar to take to a football game party. They were a hit!
Ingredients
- 1 c
- butter, softened
- 1/2 c
- sugar
- 2 c
- all purpose flour
- 1 1/3 c
- heath toffee bits (8 oz. package)
- 3/4 c
- karo light corn syrup
- 1 c
- almonds, chopped (or sliced--whatever you have on hand), divided
- 3/4 c
- sweetend coconut flakes--divided
- 1 c
- chocolate chips (i used milk chocolate)
How to Make Chewy Toffee Almond Joy Bars
- 1Heat Oven to 350*. Grease the sides of a 13 x 9 x 2 baking pan-Well!
- 2Beat butter and sugar in mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add the flour, beating until well blended.
- 3Press dough evenly into prepared pan.
- 4Bake 15 to 20 mins or until edges are lightly browned.
- 5Meanwhile, while the crust is baking, combine the toffee bits and corn syrup in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stiring quite often until the toffee bits are almost melted (about 10 to 12 mins)
- 6Stir in the Almonds and coconut (1/2 cup of each) into the corn syrup mixture. Turn off heat.
- 7Spread this toffee/almond/ coconut mixture onto the crust (dont worry, my crust was still hot from the oven)to within 1/4 inch of the edges of the crust. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of almonds and remaining 1/2 cup of coconut over the top.
- 8Bake for 15 mins more and then remove from oven and sprinkle Chocolate chips on top. Place back in oven and bake for an additional 5 to 7 mins until bubbly. You can leave as is, or spread the melted chocolate over the almond/coconut mixture with a small spatula. (I left mine as is)
- 9Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. I got 36 out of the pan
