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Toffee: Chocolate Honey Almond Crunch

Source of Recipe

Death by Chocolate, by Marcel Desaulniers


List of Ingredients

4 cups sliced almonds
1/4 cup honey
6 ounces unsalted butter
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped 1/4"
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped 1/4"
1/4 cup dark rum


Recipe

Preheat the oven to 325ºF. Toast 2 cups of almonds on a baking sheet in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 12 to 14 minutes. Remove the almonds from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature. Transfer the almonds to a large dish or other suitable container and set aside until needed. Melt the butter in a 2 1/2-qt saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly as it melts so it does not simmer or boil. As soon as the butter is completely melted, add the sugar, water, rum, and honey. Increase the heat to medium high. Heat the mixture to a temperature of 220ºF, stirring constantly. Add the untoasted almonds and continue to heat and stir until the mixture reaches a temperature of 225ºF.

Evenly divide the honey-almond mixture between the 2 baking sheets. Place the baking sheets on the top and middle shelves of the preheated oven and bake until the mixture is evenly caramelized, about 24 to 26 minutes. Rotate the baking sheets from top to bottom about halfway through the baking time. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Combine the semi-sweet and unsweetened chocolate pieces and evenly divide and sprinkle over the surface of the caramelized hone-almond mixture. Allow to stand for 5 minutes. Use a spatula to spread the chocolate throughout the mixture. Evenly divide and sprinkle the toasted almonds over the chocolate. Place both baking sheets in the freezer for 20 minutes. Remove the Chocolate Honey Almond Crunch from the freezer and break into irregular pieces. Store in a sealed plastic container in the freezer or refrigerator. Yields: About 2 3/4 pounds