Crunchy, Sweet, Salty and Chocolaty Treat- David Lebovitz Recipe
Happy New year! Actually in France you can send your “voeux” (Happy New year wishes) until January 31st, so I am not that late.
I hope you had a great holidays as I did. I took a break from my Iphone, meaning no Instagram, no Pinterest, no Twitter, no FB.
I loved every minute of it. It was relaxing, sumptuous, lazy. My kids were as usual great, fun, full of energy. We enjoy days at the beach, we hiked, we biked, we had fantastic picnics, we visited new places in LA area and we had the best time at home playing ping-pong (Santa brought us a nice set incuding a net, racket, balls….to place on our wooden table), the perfect gift.
Joel even organized a fun Ping-pong tournment with our great friends Jackie/Michael and Robin/Rick and their kids. So much fun…Actually my son won….
So, true the holidays are over, but it does not mean that you can’t enjoy some chocolate treats. A fews weeks ago, I found on Pinterest David Lebovitz picture of his amazing Chocolate- almond Buttercrunch toffee and could not think of a better treat for the holidays. So I made it once, then twice……and I should have made it more. I will. My family could not resist.. can you believe I only had one. I am always an advocate for homemade meals, cookies, snacks and now treats. You can use any nuts you like. For my recipe I used Trader Joe’s Mix Trader Joes with seeds and nuts, and put it in the food processor. I like it crunchy so I did not process too much but it is up to you…I am sure some bits of caramel, or ever dried fruits will be great too.
Here is the link to this amazing treat… go ahead do not be shy. The only equipment you need is a candy thermometer – available now at any major grocery stores. Another important point: do not leave the kitchen, you need to check your oven quite often to be sure your nuts are not burning and you need to pay attention and look at the color of the caramel constantly….
Here is the link for the recipe. click on it ….
Chocolate- Almond Buttercrunch Toffee recipe
Happy Snacking my friends!
