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Macadamia-Coconut Brittle

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25 min prep time
55 min total time
8 ingredients
16 servings

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Yummy, nutty candies ready in an hour. Enjoy this any-time fun dessert.

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.

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.

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; 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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