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    Home » Holidays » Chocolate Covered Toffee Pecans [Copycat Trader Joe’s Pecans]

    Chocolate Covered Toffee Pecans [Copycat Trader Joe’s Pecans]

    January 6, 2023 by Melinda

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    These chocolate covered toffee pecans, AKA, Copycat Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate and Honey Toffee Pecans, are quite possibly one of the most addicting holiday treats of all time.  

     
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    If you have never had Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate and Honey Toffee Pecans, you are missing out. I didn’t know these things existed until one of my patients introduced them to me. Evidently, she stocks up on them every time she visits Trader Joe’s. Sadly there is not a Trader Joe’s near us. She also warned me that they are very addicting and eating just one was not a possibility.

    She wasn’t kidding.

    When I made a batch of Holiday Candied Pecans, it occurred to me that I could have a copycat version at my fingertips. I already had the toffee pecan base, now I just needed to dip them in melted chocolate and powdered sugar. And…

    OH MY GOODNESS.

    It was amazing. I now have another recipe to add to my ever growing list of holiday must-haves.

    How to make Chocolate Covered Toffee Pecans

    Throw the pecans, brown sugar, water, butter, and salt into a heavy sauce pan. Bring the sugar mixture to a boil over medium to medium high heat and continuously stir with a heat proof spoon to keep the caramel from burning.

     
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    The caramel consistency will continue to thicken, but remember to keep stirring! If the color starts to get a little too dark, you may want to turn the heat down slightly. When the caramel looks like this, it is ready to remove from the heat.

     
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    Continue stirring off the heat for about 1 minute or until almost all of the caramel has coated the nuts.

     
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    Pour onto a heat proof, parchment lined surface (not wax paper). Careful as the nuts are EXTREMELY HOT!

     
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    Quickly spread the nuts out.

     
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    Let the nuts cool completely.

     
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    These nuts are amazing on their own. However, it’s the holidays so why not take them up a notch?

    Melt chocolate chips (any variety you want, I used milk chocolate) in a small, shallow bowl. In another small, shallow bowl add confectioner sugar.

     
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    Dip the cooled nuts in the melted chocolate. You can use a couple forks or 2 tooth picks to remove them from the chocolate.

     
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    Place the chocolate covered nuts on a wire rack that has been placed on a baking sheet. Allow the chocolate to harden. You can place them in the refrigerator to speed the process up.

     
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    Once the chocolate has hardened, dip the nuts in the powdered sugar.

     
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    Enjoy!

     
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    Chocolate Covered Toffee Pecans

    Melinda | Missouri Girl
    These chocolate covered toffee pecans are the homemade Copycat version of the amazing Trader Joe's milk chocolate and honey toffee pecans. These things are seriously addicting!
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    Prep Time 25 mins
    Cook Time 5 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cup pecans whole
    • ½ cup brown sugar firmly packed
    • ½ cup water
    • 2 tablespoon butter salted
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 cups milk chocolate chips
    • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Place the first 5 ingredients (pecans, brown sugar, water, butter, and salt) into a heavy sauce pan.
    • Cook over medium to medium high heat for about 5 minutes or until the liquid is thick and mostly coating the nuts, about 5 minutes.
    • Remove from heat and continue stirring for another minute or until the toffee completely coats the nuts.
    • Transfer the nuts to a parchment lined, heat proof surface and spread out the nuts. Careful, as the nuts are EXTREMELY HOT!
    • Let cool about 5 minutes (until just cool enough to handle) and then break apart any nuts that are stuck together.
    • Cool completely.
    • In a small, shallow, microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips at 30 second intervals (stirring after each 30 seconds) until the chocolate chips are completely melted.
    • In another small, shallow bowl add the powdered sugar.
    • Dip the candied nuts in the chocolate and then place on a wire rack that has been placed over a backing sheet (to catch the dripping chocolate).
    • Allow the chocolate to harden. You can place the trays into the refrigerator to speed up the process.
    • Once the chocolate has hardened, coat the chocolate covered toffee nuts in the powdered sugar.
    • Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
    Keyword candied pecans, chocolate covered nuts, chocolate covered pecans, holiday chocolate covered pecans, toffee covered pecans, toffee pecans, Trader Joe’s milk chocolate and honey toffee nuts
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