Almond-coconut Toffee

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 1/4 cups slivered almonds, divided
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine, 1/2 cup
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup flaked coconut, divided
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsel, coarsely chopped (1/2 cup = about 4 oz)

Recipe

• 1 spray baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside.
• 2 coarsely chop 1/4 cup of the almonds; set aside.
• 3 combine sugar, margarine, corn syrup and water in medium saucepan.
• 4 bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally.
• 5 cook 14 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 stir in the remaining 1 cup slivered almonds and 1/2 cup of the coconut.
• 8 spread mixture evenly on prepared baking sheet.
• 9 immediately sprinkle chocolate over toffee mixture.
• 10 let stand 1 minute to soften chocolate, then spread to evenly cover toffee. sprinkle reserved chopped almonds and the remaining 1/4 cup coconut evenly over melted chocolate.
• 11 refrigerate 30 minutes, or until firm.
• 12 break into pieces. store in tightly covered container at room temperature.