Chocolate Almond Roca Bar

photo by Bergy


- Ready In:
- 27mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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2 dozen depending on the size of square
ingredients
- 16 graham wafers
- 1 1⁄2 cups almonds, sliced
- 1 cup butter (not margarine)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups chocolate chips
directions
- Layer an 11x17-inch cookie sheet with sides with the graham wafers, cut to fit snuggly.
- Sprinkle with the almonds and set aside.
- Put the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and bring to boil, stirring to incorporate the butter.
- Pour in a thin stream over the almond/wafer base.
- Place in 350 Oven for 8 minutes until bubbly all over.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with Chocolate chips.
- Run the tines of a fork through the chips to spread.
- Set on counter to cool and cut into squares.
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Reviews
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Very good and easy, I made the mistake however of splitting the grahams into 2 halves, instead of the perforated 4. When I went to cut the finished product with a pizza cutter, the preperforated seems split also and so my squares were not very pretty, next time would split grahams into 4 so peices would come out more evenly and hold together better.
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Years ago I worked very hard to learn to make a good Almond Roca. I found this recipe recently and gave it a try. <br/><br/>It is OUTSTANDING!!!! My family prefers it to my old recipe for candy. I am shocked at how easy this is to make. It is easier to make than Rice Crispie Cake. <br/><br/>I took the first batch to work to see what my co-workers had to say. Then LOVED it!!<br/><br/>I added a couple more tablespoons of brown sugar with the second batch that I made, just to crisp the candy up a little.<br/><br/>5*
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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