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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOne of our neighbors gave us a bag of
Colombian coffee and a bag of coffee delight toffees - the coffee delights are addictive - good grief they're good.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Sometimes it just feels like you're committing sin!
malaise
(269,022 posts)I'm very disciplined with my exercise - one more
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)that the bag contained something else. I suppose the coffee is a substitute.
malaise
(269,022 posts)I am a genuine coffee lover - but damn these coffee toffees are great
I'm going to allow myself two a day from tomorrow - but I may finish them by then
safeinOhio
(32,686 posts)Coffee here does not taste the same after that.
malaise
(269,022 posts)nothing tops Blue Mountain but damn these toffees are good - I mean they are close to perfect.
safeinOhio
(32,686 posts)I'll just have come down and try some.
😳
safeinOhio
(32,686 posts)Started years ago when I bought my first video tape. The Harder They Come. Is Jimmy Clif still around?
malaise
(269,022 posts)Time heals I guess - he was a pariah for decades for that trip to apartheid South Africa.
I love that movie - it has cult status here - must have seen it at least ten times
safeinOhio
(32,686 posts)Just One More River to Cross
One of many
safeinOhio
(32,686 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)malaise
(269,022 posts)as in NOT
pkdu
(3,977 posts)They are absolutely delish -yummy
Brother Buzz
(36,440 posts)Decades ago, we visited a wonderful bush garden plot high above Boston Bay to harvest cassava root. The garden wasn't exactly in the Blue Mountains, but it had unattended coffee trees. The woman we helped was Seventh-day Adventist and had no interest in them, but encouraged us to pick a bunch.
Later that day, in between shredding, washing, and wringing out the cassava root, she instructed me to roast the raw green coffee beans in a huge cast iron pan, then crush them in a mortar and pestle, and finally into a pot to boil. Best cowboy coffee ever!
malaise
(269,022 posts)Great coffee in Portland. They can't be compared - we drank Colombian for two days but yesterday we decided to mix them this morning - missed the BM too bad - it's like comparing butter with margarine.
malaise
(269,022 posts)It's more like Johnny Walker Red to Chivas Regal - it is real coffee after all
onethatcares
(16,168 posts)How are those coffee toffee delights?
Be well my friend.
May the New Year be one of your best.
malaise
(269,022 posts)I'm going to behave today - I'll have two
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)Chocolate covered Coffee beans? Talk about addictive, and I got really wired as well!!
malaise
(269,022 posts)not that I need more caffein
Still I drink 4-5 cups between 5.00am and noon - it's a rare event for me to drink coffee after noon.
But these coffee toffees - damn!!
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)When it comes to chocolates, ...ghirardelli chocolates are the BOMB! ...BOOM!!!
malaise
(269,022 posts)Have you tried Spicy cashew brittle - also delish
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)cool beans!! ^ ^
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)I was just searching frantically for my last bag when I realized I must have gone through all 4 bags sooner than I expected. But I know where to get more...
mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)up this link to post.
http://www.winanscandies.com/product.aspx?groupid=1546&name=Chocolate+Espresso+Beans
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)I hope you have a great source to get them!
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)They must all be sent directly to my house for quality control.
State law.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Hahahahahaha
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)Is this thread really about candy?
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)Yes, with the molasses again. After discovering how it brings out all coffees awesomeness in baked goods, I had to add it to this one too. Of course, if you dont trust me that it only adds a subtle bitter tinge or are molasses-averse there are alternatives but we really liked it. And also the espresso if a piece of candy could ever taste like a cup of coffee, this would be it.
1 cup (2 sticks or 8 ounces) butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons molasses (can swap corn syrup or honey)
1/4 teaspoon salt (or a heaping 1/4 teaspoon flaky sea salt)
1 1/2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, or 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts (toasted, skinned and cooled) or another nut of your choice
Line a small baking sheet (mine are 9×13, to fit in my puny oven) with parchment paper or a silicon mat and set aside.
In medium heavy saucepan (I used a 3-quart) with a candy thermometer attached, melt butter, brown sugar, white sugar, molasses, salt and espresso together over together. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a whisk (one that reaches into the corners is especially helpful here) until the temperature approaches 250¯F, at which point you should stir constantly until it reaches 300¯F.
Pour immediately into the prepared baking sheet you can spread it more evenly with a offset or silicon spatula but dont worry if you have neither. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the toffee and let them sit for a minute until soft, then spread the chocolate evenly over the candy base. Sprinkle the chocolate with chopped hazelnuts and then, if youre as impatient as we are, you can slide the sheet onto a cooling rack in the freezer until the toffee is set.
Break into pieces and store in an airtight container. If youre kitchen runs warm, you might prefer to keep it in the fridge so the chocolate doesnt get soft.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Thank you
This is a former sugar colony - molasses is easy to get