To Die For Buttery Almond Nut Crunch

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 cups slivered almonds
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1/4 cup finely chopped toasted almond

Recipe

• 1 heat the sugar, butter and water in a large, heavy pot with buttered sides.
• 2 cook rapidly and stir constantly, being careful not to scrape sides of pan.
• 3 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.
• 4 add 1 1/2 cups of almonds and stir.
• 5 quickly turn the candy out onto a buttered cookie sheet.
• 6 form into a shape about 1 foot square.
• 7 when almost cool, brush with melted chocolate and sprinkle with toasted almonds.
• 8 break into pieces when cold.