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The other week I was inspired by the lovely Suzie the Foodie to make some Chocolate Brittle. I had never made candy before and the thought of boiling sugar always scares me (mainly because the sugar gets super hot, like burn-inducing hot)

(Suzie's creation)

But I was hankering for some chocolate and some baking, so I dove right in.


Suzie adapted the recipe from here and I like how she scaled it down to reasonable measurements (instead of using one pound of butter!) Check out her wonderful instructions here.


Ingredients:

1/2 cup Butter


1/2 cup Sugar


1/2 cup Almonds


1/2 cup Semi-sweet chocolate


1/2 cup  Walnuts; whole

In a saucepan cook butter and sugar, boiling 5 minutes. Stir in almonds and cook 10-20 minutes or until nuts begin to pop and turn brown. Pour into a shallow pan and let cool. Melt chocolate and pour over mixture in pan. Sprinkle with finely chopped walnuts. Break candy into pieces. 

I made one batch and let it set on a baking sheet with parchment paper (instead of a shallow pan). Here's what my first batch looked like:

I sprinkled some coconut on top instead of walnuts. 

The first batch only made what you see in the picture. So of course, I had to make more. I ran out to the convenience store, bought more butter and got back to baking. 

I also didn't have anymore sliced almonds, so I had to use whole almonds. I crushed them up as much as I could, but the thick almond pieces made the bark a lot thicker and heftier. Batch number 2:

Both batches tasted amazing. I loved the crunchiness of the caramel with the smooth chocolate on top. Thanks for the inspiration Suzie!