Croquant

Name: Croquant
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters sliced almonds, toasted; 710 milliliters sugar; 177 milliliters water

Croquant might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This recipe serves 20. Watching your figure? This gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan recipe has 178 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. If you have almonds, sugar, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine the sugar and water in a medium, heavy saucepan, being careful not to splash sides of pan. Stir gently over high heat just until the sugar dissolves (do not stir beyond this point). Using a clean pastry brush dipped in water, brush inside walls of pan to loosen any sugar particles.

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Sugar

Water

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Pastry Brush

Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Cook sugar mixture over high heat until light golden brown (about 10 to 15 minutes; do not leave unattended).

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Sugar

Remove pan from heat; gently stir in almonds. Immediately pour almond mixture onto a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Cool completely, and break into pieces.

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Cooking Spray