Macadamia-Coconut Brittle

I've always loved brittle and when I first tried this recipe I was hooked. I always get rave reviews when I give this away.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 1 pound candy

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup corn syrup
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup  macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup coconut

Directions

1. Butter cookie sheet and large saucepan.
2. In buttered saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and water, mix well.
3. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
4. Cook until candy thermometer registers 275 (soft-crack stage).
5. Add butter, vanilla and nuts; cook, stirring constantly, until thermometer registers 300 (hard-crack stage).
6. Remove from heat.
7. Add baking soda; mix well.
8. Stir in coconut.
9. Quickly pour mixture onto buttered cookie sheet; spread very thinly.
10. Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled.
11. (After 5 to 10 minutes of cooling, brittle can be stretched thinner with 2 forks.).
12. Break into pieces.