"Fake " Butter Crunch

Name: "Fake " Butter Crunch
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 c finely crished vanilla wafers; 1/2 c firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/3 c butter, melted; TOFFEE; 1/2 c butter; 1/2 c firmly packed light brown sugar; TOPPING; 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/2 c chopped nuts (i use almonds)

By Carole Davis
@rodeo1mom

This chocolate toffee candy was always my favorite growing up as a child and Fanny Farmer made the best. When I married my husband his mother gave me this recipe. I have no idea where it came from but it has been a family favorite for over 40 years.

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★★★★★ 1 vote5

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Serves:

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

20 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

2 c

finely crished vanilla wafers
1/2 c

firmly packed light brown sugar
1/3 c

butter, melted
TOFFEE
1/2 c

butter
1/2 c

firmly packed light brown sugar
TOPPING
6 oz

semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c

chopped nuts (i use almonds)
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How to Make "Fake " Butter Crunch

Step-by-Step

Combine wafer crumbs, brown sugar and melted butter thoroughly. Then press into the bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2 pan to make the base
Bake the base at 350*F for 8 minutes
While the base is cooking, make the toffee. Combine the butter and sugar in a small sauce pan and heat over medium or medium high heat until it boils. About 1 to 2 min
Pour over the baked base and retuen to the oven for another 10 min. at 350*F
Remove from oven and sprinkle with choclate chips. When they begin to melt take a spatula and smooth out the chocolate layer
Sprinkle with nuts and cool. When cool break into bite size pieces.