ALMOND ROCA

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Make and share this Almond Roca recipe from Food.com.

Provided by LeeAnn

Categories Candy

Time 35m

Yield 1 tray

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 tablespoon corn syrup
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 cup butter (no substitutes)
1/4 cup water
1 1/4 cups toasted slivered almonds
3/4 cup chocolate chips

Steps:

In a large heavy saucepan, gently boil syrup, sugar, butter and water until"hard crack"; appears on a candy thermometer, 300F (150C).
Do not stir.
This step takes at least 20 minutes.
Remove from heat, add almonds and stir well.
Spread on an ungreased cookie sheet and, before candy is allowed to cool, sprinkle with chocolate chips.
As they melt, spread the chocolate chips evenly over the candy.
Cool in the refrigerator or freezer.
Break into bite size pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4032.3, Fat 290.3, SaturatedFat 144.2, Cholesterol 488.1, Sodium 1324.3, Carbohydrate 370.7, Fiber 23.4, Sugar 330.1, Protein 35.9