So I made the vegan Honeycomb the other day and thought that I was on my way to figuring out Butterfingers. Strike that because along the way to achieving that I actually found myself creating Heath Bars. Homemade Vegan Heath Bars. Score (skor) n. To take a kitchen knife in order to show hard candy who is boss. (Or: To mark with lines or notches, especially for the purpose of keeping a record).

Making toffee or any hard candy that you will be cutting into specific pieces involves the candy process known as “scoring.” It’s a rather simple concept–basically before the candy becomes set and hard, you are marking where and what shape you desire for the candy. Once the candy comes out of the saucepan, you are allowing it to cool off for a brief moment. Once it breathes in the pan of your choosing, you are taking a knife to divide it into it’s shape. At this point the candy is still soft enough to allow the knife to glide through.

That, friends, is what scoring is all about. Easy right?

Now that you are one step closer to becoming the master candy-making machine that I know you all are, try out these Homemade Vegan Heath Bars and put your scoring skills to practice. I bet you won’t be able to stop eating at just one piece.