To Die For Buttery Almond Nut Crunch

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 cups slivered almonds
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1/4 cup finely chopped toasted almond

1. Heat the sugar, butter and water in a large, heavy pot with buttered sides.
2. Cook rapidly and stir constantly, being careful not to scrape sides of pan.
3. Cook until mixture reaches 300 degrees or the hard-crack stage, when a small amount of mixture dropped into a glass of cold water separates into threads that are hard and brittle.
4. Add 1 1/2 cups of almonds and stir.
5. Quickly turn the candy out onto a buttered cookie sheet.
6. Form into a shape about 1 foot square.
7. When almost cool, brush with melted chocolate and sprinkle with toasted almonds.
8. Break into pieces when cold.

white sugar, butter, water, almonds, semisweet chocolate, toasted almond

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/to-die-for-buttery-almond-nut-crunch-30335 (may not work)