How To Make Honeycomb

Waaaaait just a minute, how can honeycomb be vegan?

We asked that same question.

Well this isn’t actually ‘honeycomb’.

This is essentially a crunchy toffee and – yes – it’s devilishly delicious.

Also known as cinder toffee or sponge toffee, you won’t want to eat this very often (ha!) but it’s a tasty treat when it’s time to spoil yourself.

So how does this work?

Essentially the heat of the sugary syrup causes the bicarbonate of soda to react – breaking it down and releasing carbon dioxide.

This causes the syrup to expand and create air pockets.

If you live in the UK, you’ll be very familiar with the flavour. They taste exactly like Crunchie bars!

We like to dip ours in melted dark chocolate and eat them as they are, but you can also crush them into smaller pieces and throw ’em on top of ice cream.

Here are the important things to know:

• If you can’t find golden syrup, you can try substitute for the same amount of corn syrup. We haven’t tested this ourselves but we’ve seen plenty of other people do it with success.
• For best results, you’ll want to use a thermometer and cook the sugar to around 145°C / 302°F. However, we don’t own a thermometer. We simply judge the temperature by eye: as soon as the sugar turns a maple syrup colour, remove it from the heat. If in doubt, always cook it for less because you don’t want to burn the sugar. The worst that will happen is your honeycomb will be slightly chewy.
• You need to work quickly. As soon as you remove the sugar from the heat, get the bicarbonate of soda in as quickly as possible. Then stir vigorously to make sure the soda is well combined, otherwise you might taste it in the honeycomb.

Enjoy!

Roxy & Ben