Along Israel’s coastline and in its cities, salt is an essential element of the daily table – it’s sprinkled over tomatoes, folded into baked goods, and paired instinctively with sweets. Fenster’s Salt Toffee is a sweet treat that embodies this custom. This handmade candy balances cooked caramel with a clean hit of salt, creating a sensation of sweet and savory that often meet in the same bite.
Each piece begins with sugar cooked slowly to a deep caramel, then blended with butter and cream until the mixture turns smooth and glossy. Salt is added directly into the batch, not dusted on top, so it carries through the candy instead of sitting on the surface. Once cooled, the toffee sets firm and breaks cleanly, then softens gradually as it warms. The salt sharpens the caramel and keeps the sweetness in check, making this a candy people reach for alongside coffee or after a meal.
The toffee is cut into small squares and wrapped individually. Inside the sturdy box, each piece stays protected from heat and movement, reflecting how sweets like this are commonly stored and shared in Israeli homes, where a bowl of candies often sits ready for guests.
Ingredients: Sugar, butter, cream, salt, glucose syrup, soy lecithin (emulsifier), natural flavoring
Allergen information: Contains milk, Soy. May contain peanuts, tree nuts, sesame
Nutritional Information (per 3.5 oz / 100 g)
- Calories: 391
- Total Fat: 17.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 11.1 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 46 mg
- Sodium: 399 mg
- Total Carbohydrates: 55.7 g
- Sugars: 44.4 g
- Protein: 1.7 g
Specifications:
- Net weight: 3.5 oz (100 g)
- Candy type: Hand-made toffee
- Flavor profile: Caramel with salt
- Texture: Firm snap, slow softening
- Packaging: Rigid box with individually wrapped pieces
- Storage: Store in a cool, dry place
- Origin: Israel
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Fenster’s Salted Toffee
Founded by the Fenster family, Fenster’s Toffee makes old-fashioned sweet treats with a distinctly Israeli character. Before he ever worked with chocolate, Oded had a surprising first career — he was a professional basketball player in Israel, until a serious knee injury cut it short. Changing direction, he traveled to Belgium to learn the art of chocolate making alongside some of Europe’s most respected chocolatiers, then returned home to open his own workshop.
Today Oded and Eyal craft chocolates, toffees, and marzipans entirely by hand, inspired by the authentic flavors of Israel — delicate marzipan, rich pistachios, warm cinnamon, and bright orange. Each piece has a real sense of place, carrying the aromas of ripe fruit, fragrant spices, and the people who lovingly make these sweets by hand.
Their workshop is also a place of purpose. The Fensters employ and train young adults with developmental disabilities, giving them meaningful work, real skills, and a space where they are treated with respect and dignity.
Looking ahead, there’s plenty more on the way: a honey toffee for Rosh Hashanah, sour toffee snacks for kids, a new marzipan bar, chocolate-coated marzipans, unique marmalade flavors, a blondie crunch, and other sweet surprises still to come.
“Our message to you is simple: we hope you feel the true meaning of what we are building together. Your support gives us the strength to grow our business, create jobs, and continue making our handmade sweets during one of the most challenging times Israel has faced. In return, we hope every bite brings you a little moment of happiness and a deeper, heartfelt connection to the beauty, flavors, and spirit of our country. Thank you for everything!”
— Eyal, Oded, and the Fenster Team