Easy Toffee - Gluten Free, Nut Free

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This easy toffee is such a fun snack, it’s completely nut free and so delicious!

Let me start by saying — Matt and I are huge fans of salted caramel toffee. But it’s one of those things that’s hard to find without nuts. I was on the hunt for a recipe that would not only be nut free but also fairly easy to make at home. As someone who has never attempted to make toffee myself, I really needed a recipe that was easy to follow with not a lot of steps or ingredients. And I was so glad to find this easy toffee recipe by Major Hoff Takes A Wife.

So I thought, what better time to share this recipe than right before National Caramel Day 😉 which happens to be this Sunday! If you’re looking for an incredible chocolatey, caramely treat to make for the occasion, it should really be this one!

Why I Love This Easy Toffee…

I’m going to state the obvious here: it’s NUT FREE! Great for people with nut allergies who typically aren’t able to enjoy traditional store-bought toffee.
It only calls for 5 ingredients, most of which I think you are likely to already have on hand.
In addition to being nut free, Sara’s recipe can also be made gluten free if you opt to use gluten free cereal.

How To Make…

You will start by evenly spreading your gluten free rice cereal all over a baking sheet.
Next, melt the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Sara’s recipe calls for a pound (4 sticks) of butter, but I decided to halve the entire recipe to make a smaller batch, so I only used 2 sticks. Make sure to stir the sugar and butter continuously until the mixture reaches 300ºF.
Once the mixture is brown and bubbling, carefully pour over your rice cereal. Try to get it as even as possible, because it’s a little hard to spread at this point due to how sticky the caramel is. Still, if you need to, you can gently spread and press the caramel into the cereal.
Pour an entire bag of chocolate chips on top of the cereal and caramel. I used semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Pop your baking pan into a pre-heated oven for just a couple of minutes to melt the chocolate. Once you remove the pan from the oven, gently spread the melted chocolate all over using a knife or rubber spatula. Sprinkle with sea salt.
Allow the toffee to cool completely before cutting or breaking into pieces.