Pecan Brittle
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup butter (cubed)
- 2 cups roughly chopped unsalted nuts (pecans, cashews, peanuts, etc.)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- generous pinch of sea salt
- combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a large saucepan
- cook and stir over medium high heat until sugar dissolves
- continue cooking over medium high heat until syrup boils, then blend in the butter
- stir mixture frequently until temperature reaches 280 degrees
- add chopped nuts
- stir mixture constantly until temperature reaches 305 degrees
- remove saucepan from heat and stir in soda, mixing thoroughly
- pour into 2 parchment-lined cookie sheets, spreading as thinly as possible without tearing
- sprinkle with sea salt
- break into pieces when cooled completely
Recipe by You Have Been Served at https://www.youhavebeenserved.ca/2017/06/05/pecan-brittle/
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