To Die For Buttery Almond Nut Crunch

Rich and buttery, draped in chocolate...this is the best candy recipe I've come across...definetly to die for!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  cup white 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

Directions

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.