This may be known in the United States as English toffee, but it's rather different to the confection in England (and the rest of the UK) known as toffee.
Toffee is made by heating sugar or molasses until it caramelises - the temperature varies slightly depending on the type of sugar. It is heated until it reaches what is known as the hard crack stage at 149 to 154 °C (300 to 310 °F). Butter is also added to the mix, as can other ingredients, such as nuts and dried fruit. The toffee is normally quite hard.
English toffee is a very buttery variant made in the US. It is available in both chewy and hard, and frequently contains almonds in it. The Heath Bar is a popular chocolate candy based on English toffee, having an English toffee core and coated with milk chocolate.
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