Chocolate Toffee Matzo

Chocolate Toffee Matzo

Before chatting about Chocolate Toffee Matzo, let’s first talk about matzo? In a nutshell matzo is a crisp flat cracker of unleavened bread, traditionally eaten by Jews at Passover. It is available year round, but many people choose to eat it only during the holiday of Passover.

Part of the reason for this is that Jews are forbidden from eating any leavened bread during Passover and many people feel like they have eaten a years worth of matzo in an eight day period of time, not to mention the ‘binding effect’ that matzo has.

This may come as a real shocker, but I still love matzo at other times of the year. This is because I have found so many other things to do with it besides buttering, cream cheesing and peanut buttering it to death. Three words to remember…Chocolate Toffee Matzo.

Do I have your interest yet? I take the very bland matzo cracker (think of an unsalted saltine and take away any evidence of leavening) and top it with a caramel sauce. Bake this in the oven, then top it with chocolate and finally sprinkle lightly with sea salt.

There are also many options available for other toppings, toasted and chopped nuts (several varieties) being my favorites. Many Ashkenazi Jews avoid peanuts during the holiday. Fortunately, there are other choices and just enjoying the Chocolate Toffee Matzo with the sea salt is heavenly on its own.

Do you have to be Jewish to enjoy this delicious treat? Absolutely not. If you are not Jewish, give it a try. You will love it. If you are Jewish, give Chocolate Toffee Matzo a try this holiday season. You will never look at matzo the same way.