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Ingredients
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| salted butter: 1 cup |
| water: 3 Tbl |
| almonds (slivered): 1 1/2 cups |
| semisweet baking chocolate squares: 4 oz (melted) |
| almonds (chopped): 1/4 cup (toasted) |
To Die For Buttery Almond Nut Crunch
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
5 min -
Cook Time
15 min -
Servings
8 serving(s)
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- Heat the sugar, butter and water in a large, heavy pot with buttered sides.
- Cook rapidly and stir constantly, being careful not to scrape sides of pan.
- Cook until mixture reaches 300 degrees or the hard-crack stage, when a small amount of mixture dropped into a glass of cold water separates into threads that are hard and brittle.
- Add 1 1/2 cups of almonds and stir.
- Quickly turn the candy out onto a buttered cookie sheet.
- Form into a shape about 1 foot square.
- When almost cool, brush with melted chocolate and sprinkle with toasted almonds.
- Break into pieces when cold.