2015-12-12

Christmas sweets


Hello lovely people!
It's that time of year...

I love this time of year so much. There's excitement in the air, people think about each other and the love is graspable.

I love the preparation for Christmas as much as I love Christmas itself. I find so much joy in shopping for presents, wrapping them up, decorating and above all else Christmas baking and sweets making!

Today I want to share with you one of my favourite sweets to make for Christmas. It is the traditional knäck, which is a Swedish toffee popular around this time of year. It's a very simple recipe that is so delicious!

Knäck translates to "break", probably because of its breakable consistency (I prefer it to be a bit softer though...). It can be made with three ingredients and it's an easy recipe to remember as you have as much of each ingredient. Traditionally there's little pieces of almond in knäck, however I like my knäck to be smooth and almond-free, but if you're a fan of almond you can just add that. In Sweden we pour the knäck into waxed paper cups that we just call knäck-cups, so maybe go for the smallest mini-cupcake cups you can find. The smaller the better as they really are no bigger than a coin.



Knäck


INGREDIENTS

  • 2 dl sugar
  • 2 dl golden syrup
  • 2 dl heavy cream


DIRECTIONS

Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and stir on heat until the sugar has melted. Then let it simmer. How long you let it simmer affects the end consistency you'll get. If you want it to be soft and chewy (the way I like it) let it simmer until it reached the hard ball stage. The stage is defined by pouring a little of it into a glass of cold water, if it can be rolled into a ball then it is done. Easier than that test is to just let it simmer until it reaches 124°C, but not everyone has got a jam thermometer. Continue to simmer if you want the knäck to be harder.


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12 comments:

  1. Andini Ria12/12/2015, 21:43

    I've never tried knack before but I generally love toffee so I can't wait to try this out (will definitely make some for Christmas). Thanks for the recipe! Your cooking posts are my absolute fave <3

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    1. Curls n Cakes13/12/2015, 17:43

      Oh I'm so happy you'll try these! I hope you love them!
      It was my pleasure sharing the recipe.
      Aww, thanks so much!
      Much love

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  2. Rebecca14/12/2015, 12:47

    I love the preparation just as much as Christmas itself too, the build up and everything is so exciting and lovely! I've never heard of Knäck before but I'll have to make them during the week!

    Rebecca Coco

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    1. Curls n Cakes14/12/2015, 19:46

      I couldn't agree with you more!! The excitement is in the air and the feeling is just so lovely around Christmas time!
      Knäck is a very Swedish thing, in fact I think we're the only ones that've got it. But it's very yummy. Super sweet but good :)
      Much love!

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  3. Julia14/12/2015, 14:02

    Christmas is a wonderful time of year, and of course it's the perfect time to bake yummy food! This recipe is so simple and quick to make. They are really nice treats to put on the table for Christmas eve. Will you be sharing more traditional Christmas recipes with us? :D

    Julia x

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    1. Curls n Cakes14/12/2015, 19:50

      It really is a wonderful time. And it's like food tastes better when it's cold!
      It is very simple, an easy one. And very nice to have around christmas time as you said.
      I think I will share some more Christmas recipes. Next week my holiday starts, so then I will be blogging full time! :D haha
      Much love!

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  4. Lindsey14/12/2015, 15:57

    Oh I love toffee! These sound incredible! I can't believe Christmas is just around the corner, it's been so unseasonably warm here..that it hasn't really hit me yet we're in the holiday season.

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    1. Curls n Cakes14/12/2015, 19:52

      Toffee is the beeeeest! But then, I love all things sweet, so I might be biased.
      It's really cold here, but no snow unfortunately :( But I can't believe that it's just 10 days away either!! All went so quickly!
      Much love

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  5. elizabeth17/12/2015, 21:43

    These look so delicious and festive to make! Thank you so much for the recipe, I will definitely have to try making these! I adore your blog and your header is adorable! :D xx

    elizabeth ♡ ”Ice Cream” whispers Clara | (doing follow for follow on bloglovin or instagram)

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    1. Curls n Cakes20/12/2015, 19:40

      Thank you Elizabeth! It was my pleasure to share the recipe. I'd love to hear what you thought of them!
      Thank you so much, you've warmed my heart.
      Much love,
      Mona

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  6. moxandsocks18/12/2015, 03:17

    I really like the way you wrote about Christmastime--that the love is graspable. That's the perfect way of putting it. Everyone is so cheerful and excited and genuinely happy to give that you can practically feel the love. :-)

    Knack looks super delicious! I like that there are variations to play around with--softer or harder, almonds or plain. If I have time next week, I'll give it a valiant try!

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    1. Curls n Cakes20/12/2015, 19:44

      Aww, thank you Devinne! I agree with you, you really can feel the love! I think it's an amazing time of year.
      It is super easy to make, which makes it even better. Actually you can make all kinds of variations, you can add liquorice or cocoa to it. Some people add pieces of candy cane in it. Other nuts work as well, really your imagination is the only thing stopping you!
      I would love to hear what you think of it if you do make it!
      Much love

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