Toffee Nut Syrup {Starbucks Copycat}

If you're missing Starbucks' Toffee Nut Syrup or you're just a toffee lover, you need to try this homemade toffee nut syrup! Made with just three ingredients, it's delicious in hot and iced coffee and has so many other uses!

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• 🗒 Ingredients
• 👩‍🍳 How to make
• 🧋 Ways to use
• ⏲️ How to store
• 🎉 Variations on recipe
• 🍫 Can I use chocolate toffee?
• 🛍️ Where to buy
• ☕️ More coffee syrup recipes
• 📖 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

I first made this recipe over two year ago, but for whatever reason, it kept falling back in my queue of recipes to publish. Probably something to do with the other thousand simple syrup recipes I've been publishing.

But Starbucks has recently discontinued their toffee nut syrup and lots of Starbucks fans are pretty upset over it.

So, I figured it was finally time to post my toffee nut syrup recipe, so everyone who misses it can continue making their favorite Starbucks drinks at home!

This toffee syrup has so many uses beyond what Starbucks uses it for!

🗒 Ingredients

Though Starbucks does include nuts in lots of their syrups (pistachio syrup, hazelnut syrup, etc.), there are NO actual nuts in their toffee nut syrup.

It does have a bit of a nutty flavor to it, but it's technically nut-free and it seems that the "toffee nut syrup" name has been confusing to many customers (maybe that's one reason they eliminated it!).

It is possible that they used a nut-free extract in their syrup for flavor, but I make this toffee nut syrup with actual toffee pieces (Heath's Bits O' Brickle), which DO contain almonds (you can't see them, but they are listed in the ingredients). I also use brown sugar (which gives it bit of a nutty flavor), and water and think it's pretty spot-on with Starbucks.

Here's everything you need to make your own Starbucks toffee nut syrup (be sure to view the recipe card at the bottom of this post for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions):

• Water
• Brown sugar
• Toffee pieces: I recommend Heath toffee pieces (Bits O' Brickle)- make sure they're not the chocolate-covered toffee pieces!

If you do want an even nuttier tasting syrup, I recommend adding ¼ teaspoon of almond or hazelnut extract.

👩‍🍳 How to make

As with any simple syrup recipe, toffee syrup is incredibly easy to make.

Just put the water, brown sugar, and toffee pieces in a saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil.

Lower the heat and let the mixture simmer for about 10 minutes, until the syrup has thickened a bit.

If you're using a nut extract, stir it in once you take the saucepan off the heat.

Most of the toffee pieces will melt into the mixture, but you'll want to strain the remaining remnants out.

Keep syrup in the bowl you strained it into or pour it into a mason jar and place in the fridge to cool completely before using.

When you chill the syrup, the butter may separate from the rest of it to rise to the top.

You can skim this off if you want a lighter syrup or you can shake the jar to re-blend the syrup.

It's a thicker syrup, but really decadent and delicious!

And it goes perfectly with these Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies.

🧋 Ways to use

This toffee nut syrup has so many uses and it's a shame Starbucks got rid of it in their stores because it added great flavor to so many coffee drinks.

Here are some of my favorite ways to use it:

• Coffee Flavoring: The most obvious way to use this syrup is too add toffee flavor to hot and iced coffee! Starbucks used it in their toffee nut latte, but I also loved it in their Oleato Iced Shaken Espresso. I'll be sharing my recipe for the former Oleato drink soon, along with the secret menu Butterbeer drink!

• Tea flavoring: Adding toffee flavor to black tea or chai tea adds an extra level of sweet flavor.

• Homemade toffee soda: Simply add the syrup to sparkling water and you have an instant candy-like soda.
  
• Cocktail ingredient: This syrup would be delicious in white Russians, mudslides, vodka sodas, and so much more!

• Hot chocolate mixer: Make a standard hot chocolate even more delicious with toffee syrup!

• Milk mixer: Instead of chocolate milk, enjoy a toffee nut milk! Follow the same instructions as for this caramel milk.

• Milkshake addition: Toffee syrup is a great add-in for pretty much any flavor of milkshake.

• Ice cream topping: Related, it's delicious over chocolate, vanilla, or coffee ice cream (but really works with any flavor!).

• Pancake, waffle, or french toast topping: Make weekend brunch even tastier with toffee.

• Yogurt or oatmeal topping: Take your healthy breakfast or snack and give it a little sweet touch.

• Popcorn topping: Butter drizzled on popcorn is good, but toffee syrup drizzled over it is way more delicious!

• Brownie, cupcake, or cookie swirl: Swirl the syrup into the batter for your favorite desserts.

• Bacon glaze: Toffee bacon? Just brush the syrup on before baking for the best candied bacon ever.

• Cake moistener:  Lots of bakers brush their cakes with simple syrups to make them moister and to add some sweetness. Using this syrup will also add nutty toffee flavor! I think it would be delicious on either vanilla or chocolate cake.

Something tells me there are even more delicious ways to use toffee nut syrup that I'm not even thinking of.

Now you can enjoy Starbucks toffee nut drinks again AND enjoy toffee in your life in many, many different ways.

⏲️ How to store

As with all my syrup recipes, I recommend storing this one in an airtight container in the fridge. I think mason jars are the easiest way to store syrup, but you can also use Tupperware or any airtight container you have.

You can either use my favorite little 8 ounce mason jars (note you'll need more than one for this full recipe since it makes a bit more than a cup) or a 16 ounce mason jar.

When stored properly, this toffee nut syrup should stay fresh for about a month.

🎉 Variations on recipe

I love this recipe because I think it tastes just like the Starbucks version, but there's a lot you can do to make it your own!

Here are some ideas:

• If you want an even nuttier syrup, you can add a hazelnut or almond extract. You could also simmer actual nuts into the syrup and then strain them out before storing.
• Add butter extract for an extra buttery toffee flavor.
• Add vanilla extract for more flavor dimensions.
• Add a spice like cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, anise, or even pumpkin spice.
• Stir in salt for a salted toffee nut syrup.
• Stir in some instant espresso powder for a little coffee flavor.

🍫 Can I use chocolate toffee?

When you think of toffee, you might think of the chocolate-covered toffee, also known as Heath Milk Chocolate Toffee Bits, English Toffee, or Buttercrunch.

I actually had a hard time finding just the toffee bits (Bits o' Brickle) for some reason and almost bought the chocolate toffee by accident!

So, could you use it in this syrup?

Sure, but it wouldn't be the Starbucks toffee nut syrup! Instead, it would be a chocolate toffee syrup... Delicious, but very, very different.

Actually, I would say this would be more like a chocolate toffee syrup and would be especially delicious as an ice cream topping!

🛍️ Where to buy

If you don't want to make your own toffee nut syrup, there are lots of great options! Here are a few:

• Torani English Toffee Syrup
• Monin Toffee Nut Syrup
• 1883 Toffee Crunch Syrup
• Amoretti English Toffee Syrup

Do you miss the toffee nut syrup from Starbucks? I hope this recipe helps you get your toffee coffee fix!

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