sarah's easy homemade almond roca
Our daughter, Sarah, makes this for gifts for friends and family every Christmas season. She says she found it on line at AllRecipes years ago. It turns out perfect evry time and everyone who tries it says it is the best roca they have ever had!
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
method
Stove Top
yield
Makes 36 candies
Ingredients
- 1 pound real butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 6 tablespoons water
- 1 cup finely chopped almonds
- 1 - 11-1/2oz bag milk chocloate chips
How To Make sarah's easy homemade almond roca
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Step 1Over med heat, melt butter in large sauce pot
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Step 2Add corn syrup, water, & sugar to pot and cook until the temp reaches 290 degrees on candy thermometer or until the mixture becomes the color of a brown paper bag (15-20 mins.), stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. (The mixture will rise and bubble quite a bit.)
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Step 3Remove pan from the heat and stir in 1/2 of the almonds.
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Step 4Turn the mixture onto a greased cookie sheet with edges.
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Step 5While the mixture is cooling melt the chocolate chips over low flame until all the chips are gone and the chocolate is smooth.
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Step 6Score the almond butter mixture while still warm into squares or rectangles.
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Step 7Pour melted chocolate mixture over almond mixture and spread evenly.
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Step 8Sprinkle with remaining almonds and allow candy to cool completely and and chocolate to harden before breaking apart and serving.
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Step 9Note: Refrigerate overnight after breaking apart. Store in a tightly sealed container.
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