Christmas is now 6 weeks ago, and a distant memory. Love them or loathe them, the ubiquitous tins of Quality Street or Roses are regular seasonal features in many British homes and offices, and I find the sweets that are left to last are usually the toffees.
I have nothing against toffee. In my offshore sailing days I used to regularly make a huge batch every weekend, with the express intention of keeping one loquacious – and bad joke telling – member of the crew quiet for at least part of the night watch. One batch was so sticky we had to use bolt cutters to chop it into manageable chunks, and it kept the entire crew quiet for a good hour.
Given the excessive cost of dental care in the UK, I, along with many others, am slightly nervous of pulling out a filling when chewing a toffee, so generally the toffees languish, unloved and unchewed at the bottom of the tin.
Here is an easy recipe to turn the remaining toffees into a delicious, and far less chewsome pudding, with no risk of putting your fillings out.
Recipe: Toffee Pots From Leftover Toffees
Serves 2
Ingredients
10 toffees (choc covered is fine – mine were a mix)
30g milk
60g double creamExtra cream for serving
Unwrap the toffees and place with the milk in a saucepan, gently heat until melted and you have a smooth gooey mix.
Remove from the heat and stir in the cream.
Pour into espresso cups and chill for an hour before serving.
Also delicious with extra milk as a drink, or used as a hot sauce over ice cream.
You may also like my leftover chocolate pots!
That looks wonderful, Helen. I hope your sailing pals don’t read your blog!
I suspect that they do not read my site Lynn!
Mmmmmm they look delightful Helen. What a great idea for using up the unloved toffees. And also feeds my obsession with desserts in little pots :-)
I reckon that Werthers would be lush in them too!
Super idea. Definitely going to try this with the remaining toffees in my tin!
Go for it Sarah! And thanks for giving me your left over toffees!
Great idea Helen! Now, to devise something for the strawberry and orange ones – they are very unloved chez nous!
Just send me the strawberry and orange ones please Charlotte.
Although you may just be able to do exactly the same with them.
What a fantastic idea, I normally use the toffees in rice krispie cakes….It is a very clever idea indeed!
Thank you Laura. I am liking the idea of toffee rice krispie cakes too.
I only eat the leftover toffees when I’m desperate for a sugar fix. These toffee pots look delicious, are remarkably simple and, if presented as you have done, can be passed off as something a little more complicated to make. Perfect!
You’ve got it ALL WRONG. Toffee pennies are the BEST!
(but I don’t have any fillings)
These look AMAZING – and I love the sound of the drink version. I could probably drink gallons of it!
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