Cashew Brittle Recipe

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Cashew Brittle
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
2097
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup, sugar
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 2 cup. salted cashews (pieces are fine , and cheaper!)
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • you really should have a candy thermometer for this. otherwise, use a cup of ice cold water: when you drop some of the liquid into it and it becomes a spindly piece that cracks, that is the right stage (hardcrack) to stop and spread it out to cool.
  • have ready a flat sheet pan (like an airbake cookie sheet so no lip is in the way) that is greased well, plus a flat spreader or long flat heat resistant spatula

Directions:

  1. In a heavy 3 qt saucepan mix sugar, corn syrup and water.
  2. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves (no gritty stuff on bottom of pan)
  3. Add cashews, and continue stirring - constantly - over medium heat until the mixture reaches 295 degrees (see note above about hard crack stage)
  4. {The other thing to note here is as the mixture approaches the right temperature, the cashews start to get really toasty brown and the syrup is so bubbly it doesn't seem like a liquid anymore}
  5. Remove from heat and add butter and baking soda (this is really cool - it gets all foamy!)
  6. Stir rapidly until butter melts and soda dissolves
  7. Spread immediately and quickly onto greased pan,
  8. When cool enough to handle, grab pieces and stretch (ouch!) by hand to desired thinness.
  9. Cool completely before breaking into pieces.
  10. Will keep in airtight container for up to 2 mos.
  11. Like it would still be around that long!!
  12. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2097.02 Kcal (8780 kJ)
Calories from fat 1211.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 134.59g 207%
Cholesterol 15.27mg 5%
Sodium 1763.19mg 73%
Potassium 1400.34mg 30%
Total Carbs 206.26g 69%
Sugars 138.23g 553%
Dietary Fiber 5.12g 20%
Protein 46.11g 92%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 12.8mg 71%
Calcium 136.3mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 427.91 Kcal (1792 kJ)
Calories from fat 247.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.46g 207%
Cholesterol 3.11mg 5%
Sodium 359.79mg 73%
Potassium 285.75mg 30%
Total Carbs 42.09g 69%
Sugars 28.21g 553%
Dietary Fiber 1.04g 20%
Protein 9.41g 92%
Iron 2.6mg 71%
Calcium 27.8mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 52.4
    Points
  • 61
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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