Coconut Toffee Recipes

Steps:

• Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper overlapping the sides (for easy lifting).
• In a heavy bottomed 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, mix the sugar and the water over medium heat. Cook until the mixture reaches the soft ball consistency, or a temperature of 235 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Stir in the coconut, cardamom and add food coloring, if using. (The toffee should be a pale, gentle pink.)
• Quickly spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan, firmly pressing it into the corners. Allow it to cool and harden (takes a number of hours!). Cut or break into delicate squares or pieces and enjoy!

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown; cool slightly. , In a small bowl, beat the egg, brown sugar, vanilla and baking powder until blended. Stir in coconut and pecans. Spread over crust. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8- or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in Bisquick mix, scraping bowl occasionally, until blended. Evenly pat dough in pan.
• Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips. Let stand 2 minutes; spread chocolate over bars. Sprinkle with coconut and pecans, pressing lightly to adhere to chocolate. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

Steps:

• Line a 8- by 8-inch brownie pan with wax or parchment paper, overlapping the sides for easy lifting later.
• Pour some water into a very small bowl and put it in the freezer to chill (this is in case you don't have a thermometer, or if you want to be super accurate).
• In a small saucepan, stir together the sugar and 1/2 cup water. Attach a candy thermometer to the pot (if you have one) and place over medium heat. Bring to a gentle boil.
• Continue to cook the sugar mixture (it should bubble adamantly), stirring occasionally, and checking the temperature, either with the candy thermometer or with a regular digital thermometer. Be extremely careful; bubbling sugar will burn you like nobody's business.
• When the sugar mixture reaches 230 degrees F, turn the heat off. If you don't have a thermometer, pull the chilled bowl of water out of the freezer and, using a spoon, drop a tiny dollop of the sugar mixture into the cold water. It should form long strings. This is called "one-string consistency" and it means that your sugar is at exactly the right temperature.
• Stir in the cardamom and red food coloring if you're using it. Now, add the coconut and the cashew powder if using. Stir carefully until the whole mixture is an even pink hue. Quickly, pour into the prepared pan, smooth out so it's an even thickness and allow to cool for about an hour.
• When hardened, pull out of the pan, and cut into either bite-size squares or diamonds. Enjoy with a warm cup of chai!