Chocolate Almond Butter Crunch
"I never tried this. I found it a while back and it sounded tasty 8)"
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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20 pieces
ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups finely chopped toasted almonds
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
directions
- Melt the butter in a heavy 3-liter saucepan on low heat.
- Add the sugar, corn syrup and water; cook over medium heat.
- Stir constantly until it reaches hard crack stage, 300° on candy thermometer.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and the almonds.
- Spread into a buttered 13 x 9-inch pan.
- Let stand 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
- When chocolate is melted, spread evenly over candy.
- Let cool completely, and when chocolate is set, break into pieces.
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We've been making this for years and I'm addicted to it. I use some of the almonds to sprinkle on top of the chocolate and I spread chocolate on both sides of the candy.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
OceanIvy
United States
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My name is Crystal. I am 19,and living in Florida.
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