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Ultimate Almond Toffee Recipe

The ultimate almond toffee recipe has just arrived! 5 ingredients are all you need to create these clusters of joy!
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 pounds
Calories: 4988kcal

Ingredients

Almonds

  • 4 cups almonds roasted, salted
  • 1 ½ tablespoons hot water
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • sea salt to taste

Almond Toffee

  • 1 cup unsalted butter plus 1 tablespoon for pan
  • 2 cups sugar
  • cup light corn syrup
  • cup water hot
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Almond Preparation

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Dissolve 1 ½ teaspoon of salt in 1 ½ tablespoons of hot water.  Toss saltwater with almonds in a mixing bowl until coated.
  • Transfer nuts to the prepared baking pan, spreading nuts in a single layer.
  • Bake almonds for 8 minutes. Stir. Cook for another 8 minutes.  
  • Place HOT nuts back in a bowl, toss with olive oil and salt.
  • Spread almonds out in an even layer back on a baking tray.  Let cool for 15 minutes or until nuts are crunchy.

Grease Pan

  • Generously butter baking tray with 1 tablespoon of butter.  Spread ¾ of the almonds in the pan.
  • Chop the remaining almonds ( 1 cup)

Toffee Preparation

  • Melt the remaining butter in a heavy-bottom 4-quart saucepan over medium heat until the mixture starts to boil.
  • Stir in sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt until combined.  When the mixture begins to boil, cover with a lid for 2 minutes to melt sugar crystals on the sides of the saucepan.
  • Remove the lid, insert a candy thermometer and continue cooking sugar, stirring frequently, to 285 degrees.  Reduce heat to low and stir until candy reaches 310 degrees.  
  • Pour toffee immediately over almonds in the prepared pan.  Using a rubber spatula, quickly spread toffee over almonds.  Let mixture cool to room temperature. 

Chocolate

  • Melt chocolate in a glass bowl in the microwave, stirring every minute until completely melted. Melting will take 2-6 minutes. 
  • Spread onto set toffee, sprinkle with chopped almonds and let stand until chocolate sets.
  • Lift away from the pan with a metal spatula and break into desired pieces.

Notes

In a pyrex measure cup, microwave water for the almonds for only 30 seconds
Almonds are done when the interior is golden brown.  This process takes me 16 minutes in a 375-degree oven. 
Let nuts cool for at least 15 minutes to allow them to become crunchy.
Chopping the almonds by hand with a knife gives you control over the texture.
Be cautious when cooking candy.  It can burn very quickly.
The melting time of the chocolate chips depends on the quality of the chocolate.
I let the chocolate set overnight

Nutrition

Calories: 4988kcal | Carbohydrates: 466g | Protein: 75g | Fat: 336g | Saturated Fat: 121g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 43g | Monounsaturated Fat: 150g | Trans Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 258mg | Sodium: 4901mg | Potassium: 3405mg | Fiber: 54g | Sugar: 382g | Vitamin A: 2952IU | Calcium: 958mg | Iron: 25mg