Bonfire Toffee is a traditional candy originating from United Kingdom. This candy is also commonly called treacle toffee, which is closely related to the celebration of Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night which is celebrated every November 5th. Guy Fawkes Night is the night of the bombing of the Houses of Parliament in 1605 by Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes was a Catholic extremist who wanted to kill the King and members of parliament, which he considered a symbol of oppression against Catholics. The commemoration of this celebration uses bonfires, fireworks, and a tradition of eating with Bonfire Toffee as one of the menus.

How to Make Bonfire Toffee

Making Bonfire Toffee is actually relatively easy compared to making other types of candy. Heat all the ingredients such as black treacle (molasses), sugar, and water until everything thickens at high temperatures. If it has thickened and the water content has decreased, the dough can be cooled. In the process of cooling treacle toffee, spread margarine on the surface of the dough. Once the dough is cold, treacle toffee can be served by cutting or crushing it into smaller, easier-to-eat pieces.

Taste

Bonfire Toffee has a unique taste with a strong blend of sweet and bitter flavors. This sweet and bitter taste comes from black treacle or molasses which is used as the main ingredient in its manufacture. The use of black treacle is the main ingredient that is difficult to replace with other ingredients. Because of its distinctive taste and aroma.

Using Coconut Treacle in Candy

As civilization develops, many candy manufacturers innovate treacle toffee products, one of which is coconut sugar. Candy manufacturers usually use coconut sugar syrup or coconut treacle as a substitute for molasses. The use of coconut sugar is a good choice, considering that the color of coconut treacle is dark brown like molasses. This can make the color of treacle toffee from coconut sugar the same as that made from molasses. The use of coconut sugar instead of molasses can give the taste of Bonfire Toffee an additional aroma in the form of coconut aroma. Although it doesn’t sound very authentic, the use of coconut sugar instead of molasses can provide a variety of alternative flavors. In addition, the aroma and taste of coconut sugar are preferred by the elderly because they are lighter than molasses.

However, Bonfire Toffee is made by replacing molasses with coconut treacle, it certainly will not change the status of this black candy as a special menu. Bonfire Toffee has become part of British cultural heritage and is a mainstay of Guy Fawkes Night.