Old-Fashioned Almond Crunch

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• One 11 1/2-ounce package (2 cups) Nestlé Milk Chocolate Morsels

Steps

1. In heavy saucepan, combine butter, sugar, corn syrup and water; heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.
2. Boil to brittle stage (300°F) on candy thermometer.
3. Remove from heat. Stir in almonds.
4. Pour into foil-lined 15x10x1-inch pan.
5. Sprinkle Nestlé Milk Chocolate Morsels over brittle. Allow to stand until morsels become shiny. Spread with spatula.
6. Let cool and refrigerate 1 hour. Break into bite-size pieces.

Notes

Makes about 2 lbs. candy.

From a printed recipe (Nestlé (Candy Craft booklet)) kept in Rosie Lee’s recipe box.

Photo: stock photo found online.

Rosie Lee’s original recipe card

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