The perfect fall candy to munch on. Careful, it's addictive to snack on!
I included just the regular toffee and one coated in orange spiced sugar. Just depends on your preference.

Step 1: Ingredients!

Toffee

1 Pound of Butter (Room Temp)

2 Cups of Granulated Sugar

1 Teaspoon of Salt

2 Teaspoons of Cinnamon

1 Teaspoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice

2 Cups of Pumpkin Seeds (Pepitas)

Sugar Coating

1 Cup of Granulated Sugar

2 Tablespoons of Cinnamon

4 Teaspoons of Corriander

1 Cup of Dried Orange Zest / Granulated Orange Peel

You will also need a good thermometer! Temperature is important for this recipe.

Step 2: Gather Your Ingredients - Toffee!

In a sauce pan, combine the butter, sugar, and salt.

Measure out your pumpkin seeds, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice in a separate bowl and keep nearby. You don't add this until the very end when the sugar reaches it's temperature.

Step 3: Cook That Sugar!

Place your pan on medium high heat and cook the sugar mixture. Use a whisk to stir this - you want a happy medium mixing speed. If you whisk it too slowly, the butter and sugar won't combine properly. If you whisk it too quickly you will put too much air into the mixture and it will break.

A nice steady stir (with a whisk) will help to add nice tiny air bubbles into the toffee making it delicate and not so rock hard once finished.

Step 4: Cook to 296 Degrees F.

Once your mixture is combined and starting to bubble like molten lava, you can start checking the temperature, though you might want to want until you are starting to see it caramelize in color a tad. I included some picture of various temps so you can see what it looks like for reference.

Note: At that final 296 Degrees F. temperature it is still super light in color. Just a hint of browning. Pull it off immediately. You can pull it off anywhere from 292-296 as it will continue to cook after you remove it.

Step 5: Add Mix-Ins!

Once you pull it off the stove switch from a whisk to a spatula, add in the spices and pumpkin seeds. Quickly, but safely please.

The reason you want to be quick is that the more time you are mixing it, the oils in the seeds will release oil and you mixing that in too much will make it too oily.

Some oil is to be expected. It helps the coating to stick too.

Step 6: Pour!

Once you have quickly mixed in the pumpkin seeds and spices, pour the toffee mixture onto a lightly sprayed pan or if you have silicone pads, they work fantastic too.

Let the toffee set and cool.