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Chocolate Almond Apricot Brittle

I saw giada de laurentiis make this on tv today so i decided to make it. It is very pretty and would make a nice gift. You could also serve it over ice-cream. This also works well with dried cranberries.

Steps

Grease a rimmed baking sheet with vegetable oil.
In a small bowl toss together the almonds , chocolate chips and apricots.
Put them on the baking sheet spreading them out into an even single layer across the entire baking sheet.
In a medium heavyduty saucepan , stir together the sugar and water.
Cook over medium-high heat stirring until sugar disolves.
Very important:do not stir after that , as additional stirring will create a grainy texture to your candy.
Instead , using a pastry brush dipped in warm water , brush the sides of the pan incorporating any of the sugar that has stuck to the sides of the pan.
If sugar crystals begin to form on the edges of the pan , place the lid on for 2 to 3 minutes so that the steam will evaporate the crystals.
If sugar crystals are not brushed down , this will lead to large globs of hard sugar on / in your syrup and your syrup will not carmelize.
Continue to wipe down the edges and cook until the syrup turns golden brown , about 15 to 20 mi.

Ingredients

vegetable oil, slivered almonds, chocolate chips, dried apricot, sugar, water