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sweet and spicy brittle

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Recipe by
Dave T.
@AirRail
Cades Cove, TN

If you like nut brittle as well as I do, here is something a little different. This is almost foolproof if the steps are followed through in the correct order and you work fast. The chili powder adds a little kick at the end. I personally use a dried mixture of ghost pepper, Carolina reaper, and Caribbean red habiarino peppers that I grow, but I like hot, lol.......use what you like and what your comfortable with

yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Microwave

Ingredients For sweet and spicy brittle

  • 1 c
    white granulated sugar
  • 3/4 c
    lite corn syrup
  • 1/2 c
    honey roasted peanuts
  • 1 c
    mixed shelled roasted pumpkin seeds and shelled roasted sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 c
    mixed nuts salted or not, your choice
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 tsp
    heaping, baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp
    chili powder your choice on heat level
  • 1/4 tsp
    sea salt

How To Make sweet and spicy brittle

  • 1
    Read through entire recipe and have everything ready to go. Steps must go fast and in order to insure brittle will come out correct. In a large glass measuring cup, or glass bowl, mix sugar and corn syrup. Microwave for 5-7 min or until mixture has started to turn to a lite amber color. Keep a close eye on this, some microwaves cook faster than others.
  • 2
    While the sugar and syrup is microwaving, quickly mix together butter, and all the nuts and seeds. When sugar and syrup is ready, quickly add nut and seed mixture, microwave 2 more min.
  • 3
    As soon as the above comes out of the microwave stir in vanilla, salt, baking soda and chili powder, combine well and spread out on a silicone mat laid on a baking sheet with a silicone spatula (makes clean up so much easier), as thin as you would like your brittle.
  • 4
    When cooled break into small pieces, store in airtight container.
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