Almond Croccante

As seen in David Rocco's Dolce Vita, here's a simple recipe for a sweet that he used for trick or treatin' during Halloween.

Ingredients:
4 cups almonds
3 cups sugar
1/2 cup water (120ml)

Directions:
1) In a saucepan, add sugar and cook on high heat. Continue to stir until sugar begins to sweat and liquefy. Add a bit of water to help if necessary. Continue to cook until sugar turns into a deep rich brown colour.
2) Add almonds and mix well. Cook for a few minutes, making sure your almonds are fully coated.

3) Remove from heat and quickly spread the hot almond/sugar mixture on a cookie sheet to the desired thickness.
4) Let cool for a half an hour before breaking it into smaller pieces.