Macadamia-Coconut Brittle

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ingredients 8
Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 55 min

Ingredients

1: cup sugar

1/2: cup light corn syrup

1/4: cup water

2: tablespoons butter

1: teaspoon vanilla

1: cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

1/2: teaspoon baking soda

1/2: cup coconut

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Directions

1 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°F. (soft-crack stage).
2 Add butter, vanilla and nuts; cook, stirring constantly, until thermometer registers 300°F. (hard-crack stage). Remove from heat. Add baking soda; mix well. Stir in coconut.
3 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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Expert Tips

Adding corn syrup to cooked candy recipes helps prevent sugar crystals from forming. In this recipe, the corn syrup keeps the brittle clear and crisp instead of cloudy and sugary.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Piece

Calories: 150
Calories from Fat: 60),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 7g; 7%
(Saturated Fat 2g, 2% ),
Cholesterol: 5mg; 5%;
Sodium: 75mg; 75%;
Total Carbohydrate: 22g; 22%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 18g 18% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 0%;

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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michelle0112

report Posted Oct. 27, 2010 6:20 PM

TOTALLY AWESOME DESSERT!!!!!!!!!!!! I personally just loved this dessert. Whats not to love about this?! I mean it has macadamia nuts with coconuts and caramel syrup! Yummy!

michelle0112

report Posted Oct. 27, 2010 6:17 PM

i love macadamia nuts and more than that i love coconuts. from what i think this is a mouth-watering treats. Writing this my mouth is watering. You should really try this. I tried this and it turned out so good that its hard to tell. Please make sure you tell if my review was helpful to you. Thanks for taking the time to read my review. only two words after the dash - GOOD LUCK!:)