I accidentally made blackberry toffee

[Aspidistra]

It was meant to be jam.

The recipe said “boil hard for a short time”. But I was in and out of the kitchen doing other things, and I didn’t want it to burn, so I kept it down low. Then it just didn’t seem to be reducing, so I just kept boiling and kept boiling…

Finally it started frothing and looking sticky and I thought … aha! Time to stop and bottle it. So that’s exactly what I did. I reserved a spoonful to taste when it had cooled down, to see if it was any good.

Later on, I had a taste of the spoon. Quite good, but a little … hmm… caramelized-tasting, if you know what I mean. And Absolutely. Rock. Hard.

I can’t even OPEN these jars that I carefully decanted the mixture into. Ummm…anyone experienced in toffee-recovery? It could be kind of ok (if a little unexpected) if I could only get it into a form suitable for actual eating. Somehow I think a tongue stuck down the top of a 300g jar is not going to wark too well for consumption purposes…

[casdave]

You will need to warm the jars up and empty the contents.

Put them in warm water, and pour in hotter water, build up the heat - you don’t want to shatter the jars.

Once you have achieved that, you will them need to put them into the oven on a low warmth, build up the heat.

Since jam cooking goes to a little bit over 100C, I imagine you need to get them somewhere around that temperature, then it should flow out.

Pour into shallow baking trays, half inch depth and allow to set.

[aruvqan]

@casdave

You will need to warm the jars up and empty the contents.

Put them in warm water, and pour in hotter water, build up the heat - you don’t want to shatter the jars.

Once you have achieved that, you will them need to put them into the oven on a low warmth, build up the heat.

Since jam cooking goes to a little bit over 100C, I imagine you need to get them somewhere around that temperature, then it should flow out.

Pour into shallow baking trays, half inch depth and allow to set.

or perhaps the silicon lollipop molds, and add a stick =)

[Lust4Life]

It sounds bloody nice, but I’ve found that Blackberries from supermarkets taste nothing at all like Bbs picked off of the bush so maybe Bb toffee might also be a disappointment.

But its got me salivating just thinking about it at the moment.

[Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela]

Could be worse - when I first read the thread title, I thought it said “I accidentally made blackberry coffee”. That sounds particularly nasty to me…

[Johnny_L.A]

In keeping with a current meme, shouldn’t this thread be called I accidentally blackberry toffee?