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.
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READY IN: 45mins
YIELD: 1 pound candy
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1cup sugar
- 1⁄2cup corn syrup
- 1⁄4cup water
- 2tablespoons butter
- 1teaspoon vanilla
- 1cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
- 1⁄2teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2cup coconut
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DIRECTIONS
- Butter cookie sheet and large saucepan.
- In buttered saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and water, mix well.
- Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Cook until candy thermometer registers 275 (soft-crack stage).
- Add butter, vanilla and nuts; cook, stirring constantly, until thermometer registers 300 (hard-crack stage).
- Remove from heat.
- Add baking soda; mix well.
- Stir in coconut.
- Quickly pour mixture onto buttered cookie sheet; spread very thinly.
- Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled.
- (After 5 to 10 minutes of cooling, brittle can be stretched thinner with 2 forks.).
- Break into pieces.
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