Buttery Cayenne Cashew Crunch

Submitted by Kitsune

"A buttery sweet nut brittle candy with a mild heat after the sweet. Not as hard as many brittles, it's very easy on the teeth. Got this from a magazine (can't remember which one). Made it for xmas gifts and it was a big hit. Mmmm, sweet and spicy buttery goodness..."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 1/3 pounds
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 cups whole salted cashews
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (OR 1 teaspoon chipotle chile pepper)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Butter a non-stick baking sheet.
2. Combine all ingredients in a large non-stick skillet.
3. Stir over low heat until butter melts and sugars dissolve.
4. Increase heat to medium and boil, stirring constantly until mixture turns golden brown, thickens, and begins to mass together (foams), about 5 minutes.
5. Immediately pour out onto prepared baking sheet, spreading evenly.
6. Cool completely. Break into pieces.

Reviews

[Moonshadow22]

In just the past two days, I have made this twice! It is great! I have friends and family that love hot things, so this is one of the things I made to send to them. One observation, cooking the mixture only 5 minutes leaves a lot of graininess in the product. I found that cooking for a longer period of time, slowly, resulted in less graininess. Maybe I was doing something wrong? But a great recipe! Loved it! -K