Chocolate Almond Butter Crunch

• 1 cup butter
• 1 14 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups finely chopped toasted almonds
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Melt the butter in a heavy 3-liter saucepan on low heat.
2. Add the sugar, corn syrup and water; cook over medium heat.
3. Stir constantly until it reaches hard crack stage, 300 on candy thermometer.
4. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and the almonds.
5. Spread into a buttered 13 x 9-inch pan.
6. Let stand 5 minutes.
7. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
8. When chocolate is melted, spread evenly over candy.
9. Let cool completely, and when chocolate is set, break into pieces.

butter, sugar, light corn syrup, water, vanilla, almonds, semisweet chocolate chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-almond-butter-crunch-35633 (may not work)