Butter Almond Crunch

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sliced almonds
• 3/4 cup shredded sweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine almonds and coconut.
• 2 spread in a thin layer over bottom of a buttered 13 x 9-inch pan.
• 3 melt butter or margine in a saucepan.
• 4 stir in the rest of the ingredients.
• 5 cook, without stirring until mixture comes to soft crack stage, 290 degrees f.
• 6 remove from heat and pour in a thin stream evenly over almonds and coconut.
• 7 cool.
• 8 break into pieces.
• 9 store in an air-tight container.