Almond Pecan Brittle Recipes

ALMOND-PECAN BRITTLE

Steps:

• Place almonds and pecans on a baking tray and bake at 180 degrees C for 5 minutes or until golden. Set aside to cool.
• Place sugar, brown sugar, golden syrup and water in a heavy-based sauce pan and cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Add butter, bring to the boil and boil, without stirring, until mixture reaches hard crack stage (when the syrup is dropped into iced water it separates into threads which become hard and brittle) or 150 C on a sugar thermometer.
• Stir in bicarbonate of soda and toasted nuts.
• Pour into a lightly oiled 23 cm cake tin.
• When almost set, cut into squares.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND BRITTLE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Toast almonds by spreading them in a single layer on a plate and microwaving on high for 2 to 3 minutes (stir after each minute). On foil-lined baking sheet, arrange almonds in a single layer over an area measuring approximately 13x9 inches. In a heavy 2-quart saucepan combine butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Cook over med-high heat, stirring constantly with a clean, dry wooden spoon till butter is melted. Continue cooking and stirring for approximately. 7 to 10 minutes until candy is the color of the brown skin of the almonds; it will start smoking slightly. Immediately pour candy, without scraping pan, over almonds, covering all nuts. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the hot candy. Wait 1 minute and spread the melted chocolate until it is smooth. Sprinkle with pecans. Let cool and break into pieces. Store in a tightly covered container in cool place or refrigerator.

CINNAMON ALMOND BRITTLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°. Grease 2 baking sheets with 1 teaspoon butter; place in oven to warm., In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and water. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Using a pastry brush dipped in water, wash down the sides of the pan to eliminate sugar crystals. Cook, without stirring, over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 240° (soft-ball stage). Stir in almonds, cinnamon, salt and remaining 3 tablespoons butter; cook until thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage), stirring frequently and brushing sides of pan as needed., Remove from heat; stir in baking soda and vanilla. Immediately pour onto prepared pans, spreading to 1/4-in. thickness. Cool completely., Break brittle into pieces. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container.

ALMOND BRITTLE AND PECAN BRITTLE

Steps:

• 1. ALMOND BRITTLE: Have almonds warm in a 200 degree oven in large baking dish. Combine sugar and karo syrup in large iron skillet or other heavy skillet over MEDIUM HEAT. Stir with wooden spoon until disolved.
• 2. Add Almonds and salt.
• 3. Stir constantly until mixture on sides of skillet starts to turn yellow. Add butter and stir. Turn off heat, add soda quickly, it will foam, stir real fast.
• 4. Turn immediately onto well greased, warm cookie sheet. Spread quickly. When cool, break into pieces.
• 5. PECAN BRITTLE: Butter a 10x15 inch pan; set aside. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.Place pecans in a 9x13 inch baking pan, keep warm in oven until candy is cooking.
• 6. In heavy two quart sauce pan combine heavy cream,corn syrup,water, and sugar. Heat over med/ high heat stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil. Continue cooking until hard cracked stage is reached, 300 degrees on candy thermometer. Stir in butter and continue cooking syrup to 285 degrees on candy thermometer, or soft crack stage.
• 7. Remove from heat, stir in salt,soda, and vanilla. Add warm pecans and stir until pecans are well coated. Pour on to buttered baking dish and spread quickly, allow to cool completely. Should make 30 pieces. Store in air tight container.
• 8. ** THESE BRITTLES ARE NICE TO MAKE AHEAD AND HAVE ON HAND, THEY CAN ACT AS A FILL IN ON ANY TRAY OR MIX UP AND SERVE ALONE IN CANDY TRAY WITH OTHER COLORFUL CANDIES AND CHOCOLATES.

ALMOND BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; add almonds, sugar, and syrup. Cook and stir the almonds until the mixture turns caramel in color, about 6 minutes.
• Spread the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet in a thin layer. Cool until the mixture hardens and break into pieces to serve.

MICROWAVE BACON BRITTLE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp and browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels and reserve 1 tablespoon bacon grease. Crumble bacon once drained and slightly cooled.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine sugar, syrup, and salt in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave oven until bubbling, about 4 minutes.
• Stir bacon, pecans, reserved bacon grease, and vanilla extract through the sugar mixture; heat in microwave oven for 3 minutes more. Immediately add baking soda and stir just until foamy.
• Working quickly, spread the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Let cool until set, about 15 minutes. Break into bite-size pieces.

COCONUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Spread coconut evenly over a buttered baking sheet.
• In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine sugar and corn syrup. Microwave on high 3 minutes. Stir in nuts and microwave 4 minutes more. Stir in butter and vanilla and return to microwave for 1 minute. Stir in soda until light and slightly foamy. Pour over coconut in pan. Let cool until firm, 1 hour. Break into pieces.

SALTED ALMOND BRITTLE

Steps:

• Lightly butter a lipped baking tray and spread the almonds over it in a thin, even layer. Put the sugar, butter, salt and 4 tbsp water into a smooth-bottomed frying pan and heat gently, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat and boil for about 5 mins, or until it starts to turn light golden brown. Stir every now and again as some patches will start to caramelise faster than others. Carefully tip the caramel over the nuts and leave to cool completely.
• Once cold, shatter the caramel. An easy way to get clean sharp pieces is to put the point of a sharp knife vertically onto the caramel and bash the handle with a rolling pin, like a hammer and chisel. Serve on top of the Chocolate amaretti puddings. Keep for up to 2 days in an airtight container, interleaved with non-stick paper, in a cool, dry place (not the fridge).