Chocolate Nut Crunch
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup nuts, chopped, divided
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate
Recipe
- 1 grease a 15" x 10" cookie sheet and set aside.
- 2 place sugar, butter, salt and water in heavy saucepan. cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture reaches soft-ball stage (234f-240f on candy thermometer).
- 3 stir in 1/2 cup nuts and pour onto prepared cookie sheet. spread with greased spatula to about 1/4" thickness and set aside until cool.
- 4 place chocolate in heavy saucepan and cook over low heat until melted. spread melted chocolate over cooled nut mixture. sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup nuts.
- 5 set aside until chocolate is firmly set.
- 6 break into pieces as you would peanut brittle.
- 7 store in airtight container.
- 8 note: you may even want to drizzle some melted chocolate or sprinkle red or green sprinkles for serving during the holidays.
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