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Macadamia-Coconut Brittle

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Macadamia-Coconut Brittle
  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 16
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Yummy, nutty candies ready in an hour. Enjoy this any-time fun dessert.
By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jul 12, 2010

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

Steps

  • 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.

Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    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

150 Calories, 7g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 22g Total Carbohydrate, 18g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Piece
Calories
150
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Cholesterol
5mg
2%
Sodium
75mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
22g
7%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
18g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
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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