Homemade Almond Roca

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups nuts
• 1/2 cup coconut (optional)
• 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar

Recipe

• 1 chop chocolate chips, nuts, and coconut together.
• 2 spread 1/2 of this mixture on the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan.
• 3 set remaining 1/2 of mixture aside.
• 4 in a large, heavy saucepan, combine margarine, butter, and sugar.
• 5 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until candy reaches 310 degrees fahrenheit (hard crack stage).
• 6 remove from heat, and immediately pour over nut& chocolate mixture in pan.
• 7 take the reserved 1/2 of nut& chocolate mixture and sprinkle evenly over hot candy.
• 8 place in refrigerator for a few hours until cool and hard.
• 9 remove, then cut into pieces.
• 10 note: the success of this recipe depends in large part on the quality of the margarine.
• 11 if it does not work out, try again with another brand of margarine.