Easy Matzo Toffee Brittle Recipe for Passover
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After writing about delicious, salty matzo balls, it’s time to make something sweet for dessert.
This easy matzo toffee brittle recipe is a delicious Seder chocolate-based dessert (just make sure to use margarine instead of butter), and can also be stored for the entire week of Passover!
Because who the hell needs chometz when you have a delicious chocolate toffee matzo crack?
Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 matzos unsalted
- 1 cup butter or margarine to make it parve
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips semi-sweet or bittersweet
- 1 cup almonds Kosher for Passover almonds, roasted or toasted
Special Equipment
- saucepan
- baking sheet
- aluminum foil
- spatula
Servings: pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C)
- Line a half-sheet baking pan with aluminum foil
- Distribute the matzos on the baking sheet. Make sure to fill any gaps with Matzo pieces as needed
- Add the butter and brown sugar to a small saucepan and cook over medium-high heat properly until the better is melted, while stirring constantly
- Keep cooking and stirring the mixture for around 3 minutes
- Slowly pour the mixture over your matzos (be careful, it’s hot!)
- Spread the mixture on the matzos evenly with a spatula
- Bake in the oven for around 15 minutes in 350°F (175°C) until golden brown
- Remove the matzos from the oven and cover them with dark chocolate chips
- Let the chocolate melt for 5 minutes, and spread the melted chocolate with a spatula.
- Sprinkle toasted or roasted almonds on top
- Let the brittle cool down for about 35-40 minutes. Then break it into pieces and store them in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes
- If you’re baking the brittle not during Passover, then go nuts (literally) with the toppings you use: chopped nuts, pecans, peanut butter chips, vanilla… it all works. Keep experimenting
- If stored properly in an airtight container, the Matzo toffee crunch pieces can be stored for as long as a week, meaning for the entire Passover!
Summary
How did your matzo toffee brittle turn out? Easy right?
I'm curious to hear your experience. Let me know about it in the comments!
Happy Passover!