Cashew-Coconut Brittle
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup light-color corn syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups cashews
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- Preheat oven to 200F.
- Generously grease two baking sheets with butter.
- Place in oven, then turn off oven, keeping baking sheets warm.
- In a large heavy saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt.
- Bring mixture to boiling; add butter.
- Clip a candy thermometer to side of pan.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture reaches 250F.
- Stir in cashews.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches 305F.
- Remove pan from heat; remove thermometer.
- Quickly stir in baking soda and vanilla.
- Stir in coconut.
- Spread mixture in a thin layer on each warm baking sheet.
- Cool.
- Break into bite-size pieces.
sugar, lightcolor corn syrup, water, salt, butter, cashews, baking soda, vanilla, shredded coconut
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/cashew-coconut-brittle (may not work)