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Ingredients
| almonds (sliced): 2 cups (toasted) |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1 1/4 cups (firmly packed) |
| water: 2 Tbl |
| unsalted butter: 1/2 cup |
| pure vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| baking soda: 1/4 tsp |
| semisweet baking chocolate squares: 6 oz (coarsely chopped) |
Buttercrunch Toffee
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Prep Time
40 min -
Cook Time
0 min -
Servings
1 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place almonds on a baking sheet and bake them for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown and fragrant. Set aside to cool.
- Once the nuts have cooled to room temperature, place in a food processor and pulse the almonds until they are finely chopped.
- Sprinkle half of the nuts in an 8 inch by 10 inch rectangle on a buttered or oiled baking sheet. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized, heavy saucepan combine the brown sugar, water and butter. Have the baking soda and vanilla extract ready.
- Bring the sugar mixture to a boil and cook, stirring as little as possible, until the mixture reaches 285 degrees F (soft-crack stage) on a candy thermometer.
- Immediately remove the saucepan from the heat as the temperature will continue to rise to 290 degrees F.
- Add the baking soda and vanilla extract and stir to combine.
- Immediately pour this mixture evenly over the nuts on your baking sheet.
- Place the chopped chocolate over the hot toffee.
- After a few minutes the chocolate will be soft enough to spread with a spatula in an even layer over the toffee.
- Sprinkle the remaining chopped almonds over the melted chocolate.
- Cool completely and then cut into desired shapes using a sharp knife.
- Store in an airtight container, at room temperature, for 7 - 10 days.