heavenly almond roca

Name: Heavenly Almond Roca
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) water; 1/2 cup(s) corn syrup, light; 1 cup(s) butter; 1 3/4 cup(s) sliced almonds; 1 - large chocolate bar ( i prefer hershey but you can use your favorite or chocolate morsels)

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Tamara Bonneru

Prineville, OR

Updated on Dec 11, 2013

A friend from long ago gave me this recipe after I begged for it for over a year. It is one of those, "a moment on the lips, forever on the hips" recipes because you just can't get enough and you're bound to keep eating it. It's wonderful during the Holidays and makes a fantastic addition to any Holiday goodie gifts you might like to put together for friends.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Stove Top

yield about 2 pounds of roca

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup corn syrup, light
1 cup butter
1 3/4 cups sliced almonds
1 - large chocolate bar ( i prefer hershey but you can use your favorite or chocolate morsels)

How To Make heavenly almond roca

Step 1

Put all together in heavy dutch oven and cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly. Cook until mixture forms a mass and is caramel colored. Mixture is ready at hard crack stage on a candy thermometer or when a drop of mixture in cup of cool water turns brittle hard.

Step 2

Pour onto buttered cookie sheet, spreading evenly. Break candy bar over top while still very hot so it will melt rapidly and spread around to frost. Allow to cool completely and then break into pieces. Store in airtight container.
Step 3

I like to sprinkle crushed almonds over the top before chocolate sets up.
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