Burnt Almonds

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups almonds
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a large heavy based frying pan.
• 2 stir over a high heat and keep stirring until eventually the water is absorbed and the almonds are coated in sugar.
• 3 it is important to keep stirring and gradually the sugar caramelizes, turning to toffee, hence the "burnt" almonds. if you leave them on the heat after this they really will be burnt.
• 4 as soon as all of the sugar has turned to toffee, tip them out onto a large sheet of baking paper (silicon coated paper) laid out on your kitchen bench. it is useful to have a helper at this stage to help spread them out a bit. this makes them easier to snap apart later.
• 5 when cool, break them apart and store in an airtight container.