Walnut Brittle

By fluteanjel

Laden with walnuts, this brittle recipe is wonderful served crushed over low-fat vanilla ice cream. While cooking the sugar mixture, place the prepared jelly-roll pan in a 200° oven for about 10 minutes. This will help the mixture stay warm and pliable so you can spread it quickly and easily.

Jackie Mills, Cooking Light

NOVEMBER 2007
Calories: 125
Calories from fat: 39%
Fat: 5.4g
Saturated fat: 0.8g
Monounsaturated fat: 0.8g
Polyunsaturated fat: 3.6g
Protein: 1.2g
Carbohydrate: 19.9g
Fiber: 0.5g
Cholesterol: 1mg
Iron: 0.2mg
Sodium: 91mg
Calcium: 9mg

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup light-colored corn syrup
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Details

Servings 24
Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Line a jelly-roll pan with parchment paper, and coat paper lightly with cooking spray.
Combine sugar, light-colored corn syrup, 1/2 cup water, and butter in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cook 20 minutes or until a candy thermometer registers 275°. Stir in walnuts; cook 2 minutes or until candy thermometer registers 295°, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in baking soda and vanilla (mixture will bubble). Quickly pour mixture onto prepared pan; spread to 1/4-inch thickness using a wooden spoon coated with cooking spray. Cool completely; using a wooden spoon, break brittle into bite-sized pieces.