Almond toffee shards

These lovely crunchy Almond shards are a wonderful way of making something simple look amazing!

I used them in this picture, to make a little shot glass of Vanilla Panna Cotta look so special,

And it adds the all important crunch.

You will need a baking tray lined with baking paper.

I used a 27 x 17cm tray

Sprinkle 1/3 cup of Almond flakes over the lined tray

I've worked out this recipe for 12 serves, 

so each serve is the size of 1/12th of the size of the tray you use.

Each serving is approx. 64 calories.

Place 3/4 cup caster sugar

And 3 tablespoons of water in a saucepan

Stir over medium heat using a whisk

When sugar is dissolved, boil syrup till golden

Take off heat immediately and pour over the Almond flakes

Leave in a cool dry area to harden

Break into 12 reasonably even portions, 

and then each portion can be broken into shards

The left overs can be kept in an airtight container for quite a while for later use.

I have only made this recipe once, and was so excited with the results!

It was easy, and it made my dessert look so much better.

If you don't want to eat so many calories, just use half of one portion.

The Vanilla Panna Cotta shots were made from a new WHITE WINGS Black Label packet

I used shot glasses and 1 teaspoon of the passion fruit syrup that came in the box. 

One packet made about 17 x 30ml shot serves

Shot serve = 140 calories

3 strawberries = 9 calories

1 serve Almond toffee = 64

213 calories altogether

I think this is a treat worth having occasionally!

Start collecting shot glasses, they can be used for so many little treats!