Dublin Core

Title

Chocolate Covered Almond Crunch

Subject

almonds

butter

sugar

water

corn syrup

chocolate chips

nuts

Description

CHOCOLATE COVERED ALMOND CRUNCH
Toast 1 cup ground almonds till light brown in slow oven.
Melt 1 cup butter in heavy saucepan, over low heat. Add
1 cup sugar; stir till blended and sugar is melted. Add
2 T. water and 1 T. light corn syrup; bring slowly to boil.
Boil to just barely brittle stage. Remove from fire and
stir briskly into it ½ cup nuts. Pour into shallow pan to
cool. When cold, spread ½ pkg Chocolate chips, melted
ansd sprinkle with ¼ cup nuts. Turn to other side add
repeat frosting, ending with sprinkling with remaining
¼ cup nuts. Cut into xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx serving pieces.

Card 1 Back: blank

---

# Chocolate Covered Almond Crunch

## Ingredients

- 1 cup ground almonds, toasted
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp water
- 1 Tbsp light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup nuts (stirred in)
- 1/2 pkg chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup nuts (for first side topping)
- 1/4 cup nuts (for second side topping)

## Instructions

1. Toast 1 cup ground almonds in a slow oven until light brown.
2. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Add sugar; stir until blended and sugar is melted.
3. Add 2 Tbsp water and 1 Tbsp light corn syrup; bring slowly to a boil.
4. Boil to just barely brittle stage (300°F to 305°F).
5. Remove from heat and stir briskly into it 1/2 cup nuts.
6. Pour into a shallow pan to cool.
7. When cold, spread melted chocolate chips (1/2 pkg) over the top and sprinkle with 1/4 cup nuts.
8. Turn to the other side and repeat frosting, ending with sprinkling with the remaining 1/4 cup nuts.
9. Cut into serving pieces.

Source

RCA0010 - Who Doesn't Like Frosting? (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0010-20260706-0002

Coverage

Midwest US