Homemade Almond Roca

Name: Homemade Almond Roca
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 16 about 2 lbs.
Ingredients: 1 pound butter; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup smashed almonds + 1/8 cup for topping; 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

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Are you looking for the best Almond Roca recipe? This is it! Perfect every time. The rich caramel covered with smooth chocolate and smashed almonds is delicious and contains no corn syrup.

Homemade Almond Roca

Are you looking for the best Almond Roca recipe? This. Is. It! It’s taken years to perfect it, and I’m so thrilled to be able to share the recipe with you because it’s soooo good and always gets rave reviews.

In case you don’t know, Almond Roca is a delectable chocolate-covered, almond butter crunch, hard toffee with a coating of smashed almonds.

If you haven’t tried making homemade almond roca before, you DEFINITELY should. This candy has incredible flavor and texture – with its hard caramel crunchy middle that’s coated with creamy milk chocolate and topped with little pieces of smashed almonds, it’s delectable.

How to Make A Good Batch of Almond Roca

Other recipes may call for chopped or blanched almonds. We prefer to simply smash the almonds because you get a good mixture of larger and smaller pieces for the topping.
We have not used a candy thermometer for years, although it’s smart to use one the first several times you make almond roca to make sure you get it just right.

We love this recipe because it doesn’t contain any corn syrup, so tastes rich and natural.

IMPORTANT: Always look for a dark amber color when cooking the sugar and butter mixture. Expect the mixture to smoke a little bit as it becomes deep in color. That’s when you know it is done and ready for the smashed almonds.

You may need a Candy Thermometer like this one to make sure it’s ready. Again, it’s a safe bet to use one at first until you get the feel for when the recipe is done cooking.

Steps to Make An Almond Roca Recipe

Smash your almonds by placing them in a plastic bag and smashing them with a kitchen mallet or rolling pin.
Turn cooktop to high. Combine butter and sugar in large saucepan over high heat.
Stir butter and sugar until they come to a boil. Attach candy thermometer to side of pan and watch closely! Continue stirring until temperature reaches 310 degrees, then immediately remove from heat.
Mix 1 cup smashed almonds into saucepan until thoroughly combined.
Pour into ungreased cookie sheet. Let cool for 5 minutes.
Sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips over top. Let rest until chocolate chips are melted enough to spread over top of the almond roca.
Dust with 1/8 cup smashed almonds.
Once chocolate has cooled (about 2 hours) and hardened, break apart with a tip of a knife to desired size.

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Homemade Almond Roca

Are you looking for the best Almond Roca recipe? This is it! Perfect every time. The rich caramel covered with smooth chocolate and almonds is delicious.

Course candy, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Almond Roca

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 16 about 2 lbs.

Calories 383 kcal

Author Erin @ Suburban Simplicity

Ingredients

1 pound butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup smashed almonds + 1/8 cup for topping
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Smash almonds by placing them in a plastic bag and smashing them with a mallet or rolling pin.
Turn cooktop to high. Combine butter and sugar in large saucepan over high heat.
Stir butter and sugar until they come to a boil. Attach candy thermometer to side of pan and watch closely.
Continue stirring until temperature reaches 310 degrees, then immediately remove from heat.
Mix 1 cup smashed almonds into saucepan until thoroughly combined.
Pour into ungreased cookie sheet. Let cool for 5 minutes.
Sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips over top. Let rest until chocolate chips are melted enough to spread over top of the almond roca.
Dust with 1/8 cup smashed almonds.
Once chocolate has cooled and hardened, break apart with a tip of a knife to desired size.
This recipe makes about 2 lbs of candy and is perfect for gifts!

Recipe Notes

Always look for a dark amber color when cooking the sugar and butter mixture. Expect the mixture to smoke a little bit as it becomes deep in color. That's when you know it is done and ready for the smashed almonds.

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.

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Nutrition Facts

Homemade Almond Roca

Amount Per Serving

Calories 383 Calories from Fat 261

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 29g 45%

Saturated Fat 16g 80%

Cholesterol 61mg 20%

Sodium 203mg 8%

Potassium 101mg 3%

Total Carbohydrates 29g 10%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 27g

Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 14.2%

Calcium 3.4%

Iron 3.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Truth be told, my husband is the one who has the gift to make the almond roca taste soooo good. I’m better at making Saltine Toffee. He’s been making this family recipe for years and gives it out at work and to family & friends during the holidays. However, it’s good year round in my opinion 🙂

We hope you enjoy this treat as much as our friends and we do!

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