Chocolate Covered Almonds

Chocolate almond clusters, thanks e for making this recipe!

Serves:  2 1/2 cups chocolate covered almonds

Prep Time: 35-35 min

Cooking Time: 15 min

Total: 45  min

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups raw whole almonds
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 lb semisweet chocolate, chopped


Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 F and toast almonds for 10-15 minutes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Prepare an additional baking sheet lined with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, water, toasted almonds, and cinnamon. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar becomes golden and granular and almonds are completely coated and separated. 
3. Pour almonds onto prepared pans and chill in the freezer, for about 15 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, place chocolate in a medium bowl; place the bowl inside of a larger pot that has simmering water.  This is called "double boiling".
5. Once chocolate is fully melted, transfer half the chilled almonds into the melted chocolate. Stir until almonds are coated. 
6. Transfer almonds onto prepared baking sheet. If you want almonds to be separate pieces, simply use a fork to spread them out so that none stick together. If you want small clusters, spoon into clusters of 3 or 4 almonds. 
7. Place baking sheet with almonds in the refrigerator for an additional 20 minutes until chocolate has hardened. 
8. Repeat steps 5-7 with remaining almonds.

Recipe from marthastewart.com