Comments on: “it tastes like Almond Roca” candy

By: Mock Almond Roca Recipe

Mock Almond Roca Recipe — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:02:45 +0000

[…] "Tastes like Almond Roca" candy | Not Without Salt I found this recipe for “Mock Almond Crunch” in a candy making book from the 70′s with pieces of pastel nougat and divinity adorning the cover. Candy making can be an intimidating business, with it's thermometers, pots of . […]

By: Chocolate Almond Crunch « From the First Bite

Chocolate Almond Crunch « From the First Bite — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:11:16 +0000

[…] to my relief this easy Chocolate Almond Crunch from “Not Without Salt” didn’t fail me… too much. The cooking part was a success and it even tasted yummy […]

By: Stephanie S

Stephanie S — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 08:55:43 +0000

I make a similar style of candy with saltines instead of grahams and in addition to (or instead of) almonds, I usually top with “holiday treats.” For Christmas it’s candy cane bits, for Thanksgiving it’s Reeses Pieces (my hostess’ favorite) and for random desserts I use anything from pretzels (salt and chocolate is wonderful) to M&Ms. But grahams are my favorite snack and I never thought to substitute them in! I’m going to try this new version this year (my hostess is also a s’mores junkie like me) and may add a few mini marshmallows just for kicks!

By: Ashley Rodriguez

Ashley Rodriguez — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:51:13 +0000

Alison – Sorry this happened. I’m not sure why besides that sugar attracts moisture which would cause the sogginess. I had luck with freezing mine. I did notice that once they were exposed to air for an extended period of time they got softer but they were still delicious.

By: Cooking with Alison

Cooking with Alison — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:00:56 +0000

Hi there! thank you for sharing this recipe! I made it and followed your instructions to a T. but mine became soggy after just one day. I stored it in an air tight plastic container. Do you have any tips on how to keep it crunchy for a few days? Thanks so much!

By: molly

molly — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:48:01 +0000

Oh, heck yes!!

We’ve been making a version of this for years, after bumming the recipe off a neighbor. I made some 25 cookies that year, fancy schmancy and over weeks. She brought this over and knocked every one of those out of the water. I was sure it must be fantastically hard. Like, opening the box of graham crackers hard.

I’ll have to triangulate come Christmas time. This makes it into our cookie boxes every year.

By: What Happens After Five

What Happens After Five — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:05:30 +0000

What an adorable idea! I’ll have to file this away!!

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By: Hilary Anne

Hilary Anne — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:33:23 +0000

This looks delicious. Your pictures are just beautiful!
Thanks for sharing.

-Hilary Anne
bumbleandbear.blogspot.com

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 04:22:34 +0000

LOVE me some yoga pants…but bad things can happen if you go to long without slipping into a pair of jeans….I am drooling over your candy recipes, keep the sweets coming!!!

By: LimeCake

LimeCake — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:31:17 +0000

I love Almond Roca! and Hurrah for stretchy pants!

By: Katrina

Katrina — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:49:45 +0000

Mmmm what a great Christmas present!! I love this.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:46:59 +0000

Ooooh, those look so yummy. What a fun project- and I love homemade hostess gifts. I’ll have to give ’em a try!

By: Amanda@EasyPeasyOrganic

Amanda@EasyPeasyOrganic — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 06:58:59 +0000

This look soooo yum! And what a great gift idea! I love bringing people food for Xmas … so this’ll go into my repertoire for this year … Thanks 🙂

By: Kocinera

Kocinera — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:40:22 +0000

I love homemade holiday goodies like these! They’re always so fun to bring to a party as an extra treat. This looks like such a yummy candy!

By: D. @ Outside Oslo

D. @ Outside Oslo — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:14:08 +0000

Those sound wonderful. Don’t you love finding recipes from old cookbooks or cooking magazines? I have way too many old issues of Gourmet magazine from my mom and old cookbooks (especially from various Midwest churches) from my grandma, but I can’t bear getting rid of them because they’re so much fun to look through. For one, they give a sense of what a particular time was like, as well as giving us new ideas.

By: foodess

foodess — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:49:41 +0000

And we’re bookmarked! This sounds/looks incredible.

By: julie @ rosy + tart

julie @ rosy + tart — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:41:25 +0000

Oooh man. This looks and sounds absolutely incredible. I’ll definitely be trying this out this year!

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:24:00 +0000

Hey guess what? We have room at our celebration for you and some of that candy. I can’t turn away Almond Roca and I can’t even imagine how good the “real” stuff is.

By: Karen at Globetrotter Diaries

Karen at Globetrotter Diaries — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:53:37 +0000

OOO!!!! these look amazing. I needed a small dessert idea that packages well so thank you!

By: A Plum By Any Other Name

A Plum By Any Other Name — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:42:28 +0000

I just heard that chocolate originally made its mark in the US by being marketed as a health food in the 19th century, so in that case … do something good for yourself and snack away! I can’t speak for the toffee, but what the heck!