Old-Fashioned Almond Crunch Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 1/4 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. corn syrup
2 Tbsp. water
1 c. slivered almonds, toasted
11 1/2 oz. (2 cups) milk chocolate morsels

Preparation

In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, sugar, corn syrup and water.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture boils.
Boil to brittle stage (300\u00b0) on candy thermometer.
Remove from heat.
Stir in almonds.
Pour into foil-lined 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch pan.
Sprinkle chocolate morsels over brittle.
Let stand 5 minutes until morsels become shiny and soft.
Spread evenly over crunch.
Cool to room temperature.
Chill 1 hour.
Break into bite-size pieces.