taffy chocolate covered almonds

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 pieces of taffy candy, unwrapped
• 24 whole roasted almonds
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• line a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper.
• place taffy candy pieces a microwave-safe plate, and heat in microwave oven until warm and soft, 5 to 10 seconds. check after 5 seconds to prevent candy from becoming too hot.
• place a warmed taffy piece a flat work surface and pat out to form a 1 1/2-inch circle.
• cut the circle into quarters.
• place an almond each quarter-circle, and enclose the almond in the taffy. repeat for remaining taffy and almonds. let the taffy-covered almonds cool.
• place chocolate chips into a small microwave-safe bowl, and heat chips in microwave oven until shiny and beginning to melt, about 10 seconds. stir, then repeat microwaving and stirring in 5-second intervals until the chocolate is warm and smooth.
• dip each taffy-wrapped almond in chocolate, place the parchment paper, and allow to set until the chocolate is hardened, about 20 minutes.