Description
A sweet and crunchy toffee almond candy perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups slivered almonds
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine butter, sugar, water, and salt.
- Cook over medium heat until the mixture reaches a deep amber color, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and slivered almonds.
- Pour the mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and spread evenly.
- Let it cool for 5 minutes, then sprinkle chocolate chips on top.
- Once the chocolate melts, spread it evenly over the toffee.
- Let it cool completely before breaking into pieces.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container.
- Can be made a week in advance.
- Try using different types of nuts for variation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Candy
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg