Kahlua Crystallized Nuts Recipes

KAHLUA CRYSTALLIZED NUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Heat oven 275 degrees, place nuts in shallow pan and heat 20 minutes, mixing after 10. (If using macadamia nuts and walnuts add them only for the last 10 minutes they are oily and can burn).
• In a large saucepan (you will be mixing the nuts in this at the end) combine sugar, Kahlua, corn syrup and butter using a wooden spoon stirring constantly and scraping sides to get all sugar crystals melted. Sugar mixture will need to boil at least 15 minutes before you need to insert candy thermometer, keep stirring until (300 degrees F- hard-crack stage) It is very important to get all the way to 300 or the candy will be gritty and soft.
• Take off heat, pour in nuts, stirring quickly then pour mixture out onto large cookie sheet lightly sprayed with 'pam'. Scraping all candy out and gently spreading out candy with wooden spoon. Let cool until you can handle and break into smaller chunks. Store in airtight tin.

KAHLUA® HOMEMADE

Steps:

• Combine water and instant coffee in a pot; bring to a boil. Stir light brown sugar and dark brown sugar into coffee, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring every 15 minutes, for 3 hours. Remove from heat and cool completely.
• Pour coffee mixture into a clean, large glass jar. Add grain alcohol, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean; cover with a tight-fitting lid. Let sit in a dark place, shaking occasionally, for 1 month. Divide into bottles, leaving a piece of vanilla bean in each.

KAHLUA CRYSTALLIZED NUTS

Steps:

• Place nuts in shallow pan and toast in 300 degree oven for 20 mins.
• ,stirring once.
• Turn into a lightly buttered hot metal bowl or large saucepan.
• In 1 qt.
• saucepan, combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Insert candy thermometer; bring to hard crack stage (300 F.).
• Pour over toasted nuts, stir with a buttered metal spoon to coat evenly.
• Spread in a single layer, on buttered jelly roll pan.
• Cool; separate into small chunks.
• Store in airtight container.
• Makes about 5 cups.