Skor Toffee Almond Fudge Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup butter, cut into small pieces
• 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 1/2 cups skor toffee pieces (use the skor bits sold in packages, not the bars, or can use english toffee bits)
• 2/3 cup whipping cream (unwhipped)
• 1 cup whole almond (toasted then coarsley chopped)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees (second-lowest position).
• 2 line a 9 x 9-inch metal pan with foil (leaving an overhang of foil) butter or spray the foil with a non stick cooking spray.
• 3 in a heavy-bottomed saucepan combine 1 cup chocolate chips, butter and 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate; stir over low heat until chocolates melt and the mixture is smooth; remove from heat and whisk in vanilla.
• 4 whisk in sugar then eggs and then flour.
• 5 add/mix in 1 cup toffee bits.
• 6 pour the batter into the pan.
• 7 bake bars for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick or metal tester comes out with moist crumbs attached.
• 8 cool bars for 15 minutes (using a knife or metal spatula press down sides of edges to level top if needed).
• 9 in a small saucepan bring the whipping cream to a simmer; add in remaining 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, whisk until smooth.
• 10 pour the topping over the bars in the pan.
• 11 sprinkle with chopped toasted almonds and about 1/2 cup skor toffee bits.
• 12 chill bars until cold (about 2 hours).
• 13 using the foil overhangs, lift the bars from the pan, fold down the foil sides, and cut into small squares.