Almond Roca Bars Recipes

MARBLED ALMOND ROCA

Steps:

• Sprinkle almonds on a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 15 minutes or until toasted and golden brown; remove from the oven and set aside. , In a large saucepan over low heat, cook butter and sugar for 5 minutes. Add water and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage). Quickly pour over almonds. Sprinkle chips on top; let stand for 1-2 minutes or until melted. Spread and swirl chocolate over candy. Cool completely; break into pieces.

ALMOND ROCA BARS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugars.
• Add egg yolk.
• Mix baking powder with flour.
• Add to butter mixture.
• Spread evenly in 9 x 13-inch pan.
• Bake 325°F for 25 minutes.
• Put chocolate on top immediately.
• Place them back in oven for just a minute or two so the chocolate will melt.
• Spread the chocolate to cover the top.
• Sprinkle with chopped almonds.

ALMOND ROCA

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Sprinkle 1/2 the chocolate and 1/2 the almonds onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Melt sugar and butter together in a stainless steel pan over low heat; increase heat to medium, stirring constantly, until boiling. Heat mixture to 310 degrees F (155 degrees C) or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Pour butter-sugar mixture over chocolate and almonds on baking sheet. Sprinkle remaining chocolate and almonds over butter-sugar mixture. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Break into pieces.

ALMOND ROCA BARS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugars; add egg.
• Beat well.
• Stir in vanilla and flour.
• Press mixture on bottom of ungreased 11x15" jelly roll pan.
• Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
• While hot, sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• Spread melted chips over cookie base.
• Sprinkle with almonds, pressing lightly.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND ROCA BAR

Steps:

• Layer an 11x17-inch cookie sheet with sides with the graham wafers, cut to fit snuggly.
• Sprinkle with the almonds and set aside.
• Put the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and bring to boil, stirring to incorporate the butter.
• Pour in a thin stream over the almond/wafer base.
• Place in 350 Oven for 8 minutes until bubbly all over.
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle with Chocolate chips.
• Run the tines of a fork through the chips to spread.
• Set on counter to cool and cut into squares.

EASY HOMEMADE ALMOND ROCA

Steps:

• Over Medium heat, melt butter in a large pot.
• Add corn syrup, water and sugar to pot and cook until temp reaches 290 degrees OR until the mixture becomes the color of a brown paper bag (about 15-20 minutes) stirring constantly with a wooden spoon (mixture will rise and bubble quite a bit).
• Remove from heat and Stir in 1/2 of the Almonds.
• Turn mixture onto a greased cookie sheet WITH EDGES!
• While the mixture is cooling, melt the chocolate over low flame until all the chips are gone, and chocolate is smooth.
• Score the Almond butter mixture into the shape you desire (I just scored into rectangle shapes).
• Pour the hot chocolate over the almond mixture and spread evenly.
• Sprinkle with remaining almonds and allow candy to cool completely and chocolate to harden before breaking apart and serving.
• Note: I let mine refrigerate over night after breaking the into squares, and they had a better texture this way, we thought.