American · dessert, snack
Keto English Toffee with Chocolate and Pecans
Video by KetoFocus on YouTube · Open on YouTube
- Keto (2.2 g net carbs a serve)
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free ingredients
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts. Check labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes.
Made with brown sugar-free sweetener and sugar-free chocolate instead of sugar: about 2 g net carbs and almost no sugar in each piece.
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Ingredients 9
Method
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- Put the butter, brown sugar-free sweetener, water and ½ tsp salt in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. 0:25
- Keep cooking, stirring often, until it reaches 300°F (150°C) on a candy thermometer. The cold-water test doesn't work with sugar-free sweetener, so use a thermometer. 0:53
- Take it off the heat and work fast: stir in the vanilla, pour into a quarter sheet pan or square dish sprayed with oil and lined with baking paper, and spread evenly. 2:44
- Leave it a few minutes until the toffee turns opaque, then scatter the chocolate chips over it and cover with foil for 4–5 minutes to melt them (or broil 30–60 seconds). 3:04
- Spread the melted chocolate over the toffee and top with flaky salt and crushed pecans. 3:42
- Refrigerate for 1–2 hours until set, then break into about 20 pieces. 3:53
Tip. Use brown sugar-free sweetener for the classic toffee colour; the cook found plain granulated sweetener tasted good but stayed pale. It keeps a long time in a sealed container.
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One portion (1 piece) gives you 1 of 20
Where the energy comes from one serve
- Net carbs 7%
- Protein 3%
- Fat 90%
Fits keto: 2.2 g net carbs a serve, with 90% of the energy from fat.
Vitamins & minerals % of a day, one serve · tap for more
No vitamin or mineral reaches 10% of a day in one serve.
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Vitamin A9%
78 µg a serve, mostly from unsalted butter (100%). Keeps eyes, skin and the immune system healthy. Orange vegetables and dark greens give beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.
Iron4%
0.8 mg a serve, mostly from sugar-free chocolate chips (94%). Carries oxygen in your blood. Iron from plants absorbs better with vitamin C in the same meal — lemon, tomato or capsicum.
Omega-34%
0.1 g a serve, mostly from unsalted butter (60%). Omega-3 fats support the heart and brain. Oily fish give EPA and DHA; walnuts, flax, chia and canola give ALA, which the body converts only a little.
Magnesium3%
12 mg a serve, mostly from sugar-free chocolate chips (80%). Takes part in hundreds of reactions — energy, muscles, nerves, blood sugar and bones. Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains are good sources.
Zinc2%
0.2 mg a serve, mostly from sugar-free chocolate chips (61%). Needed for immunity, wound healing, taste and growth. Meat, seafood, legumes, seeds and whole grains supply it.
Vitamin E2%
0.3 mg a serve, mostly from unsalted butter (88%). An antioxidant that protects cell membranes. Nuts, seeds and plant oils such as olive oil are the main sources.
Potassium1%
40 mg a serve, mostly from sugar-free chocolate chips (74%). Balances sodium to help control blood pressure and keeps muscles and nerves working. Beans, potatoes, leafy greens and fruit are rich sources.
Calcium1%
8.1 mg a serve, mostly from sugar-free chocolate chips (49%). Builds bones and teeth and helps muscles and nerves work. Dairy, calcium-set tofu, sardines with their bones and some greens supply it.
Vitamin D1%
0.2 µg a serve, mostly from unsalted butter (100%). Helps you absorb calcium for bones and supports muscles. Few foods have much — oily fish, eggs, UV-exposed mushrooms, fortified milks. Sunlight is the main source.
Vitamin K1%
0.9 µg a serve, mostly from unsalted butter (89%). Needed for blood clotting and bones. Leafy greens and herbs are very rich in it. If you take warfarin, keep your intake steady and talk to your doctor.
Vitamin B121%
0 µg a serve, mostly from unsalted butter (100%). Keeps nerves and blood cells healthy. Found almost only in animal foods and fortified foods (some plant milks, nutritional yeast), so vegans need a reliable source.
Vitamin C0%
0 mg a serve, mostly from crushed pecans (100%). An antioxidant needed for collagen, immunity and iron absorption. Long cooking destroys some, so raw herbs, citrus and capsicum help.
Folate0%
0.7 µg a serve, mostly from crushed pecans (54%). Needed to make DNA and new cells — especially important before and in early pregnancy. Legumes and leafy greens are rich sources.
Vitamin B60%
0 mg a serve, mostly from crushed pecans (100%). Helps turn food into energy and make brain messengers. Chickpeas, fish, poultry, potatoes and bananas are good sources.
Selenium0%
0.2 µg a serve, mostly from unsalted butter (62%). Part of the body's antioxidant enzymes and needed for thyroid hormones. Seafood, eggs, meat and Brazil nuts are rich sources.
Estimated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central values; % of a day uses the food-label daily values. How this works
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Recipe and video by KetoFocus; the method summary, nutrition estimate and diet notes are Notbroken’s. General information about food, not dietary advice.