Chocolate Almond Apricot Brittle

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• vegetable oil, for greasing cookie sheet
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup thinly sliced dried apricot
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 grease a rimmed baking sheet with vegetable oil.in a small bowl toss together the almonds, chocolate chips and apricots. put them on the baking sheet spreading them out into an even single layer across the entire baking sheet.
• 2 in a medium heavyduty saucepan, stir together the sugar and water. cook over medium-high heat stirring until sugar disolves.very important:do not stir after that, as additional stirring will create a grainy texture to your candy. instead, using a pastry brush dipped in warm water, brush the sides of the pan incorporating any of the sugar that has stuck to the sides of the pan. if sugar crystals begin to form on the edges of the pan, place the lid on for 2 to 3 minutes (being careful not to allow the pan to overflow) so that the steam will evaporate the crystals. if sugar crystals are not brushed down, this will lead to large globs of hard sugar on/in your syrup and your syrup will not carmelize. continue to wipe down the edges and cook until the syrup turns golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. towards the end of cooking time the syrup must be watched closely as it changes from golden to dark very quickly.
• 3 carefully pour the carmelized sugar over the nut mixture on the cookie sheet. also be careful not to move the cookie sheet after the sugar has been poured. the baking sheet will be very hot in the beginning. let cool for at least 2 hours.
• 4 break the brittle into pieces and place on a serving dish.