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Macadamia-Coconut Brittle

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Updated Jul 12, 2010
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Yummy, nutty candies ready in an hour. Enjoy this any-time fun dessert.

Macadamia-Coconut Brittle

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 16
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup coconut

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Butter cookie sheet and large saucepan. In buttered saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and water; mix well. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until candy thermometer registers 275°F. (soft-crack stage).
  • Step 
    2
    Add butter, vanilla and nuts; cook, stirring constantly, until thermometer registers 300°F. (hard-crack stage). Remove from heat. Add baking soda; mix well. Stir in coconut.
  • Step 
    3
    Quickly pour mixture onto buttered cookie sheet; spread very thinly. Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled. (After 5 to 10 minutes of cooling, brittle can be stretched thinner with 2 forks.) Break into pieces.

Nutrition

150 Calories
7g Total Fat
1g Protein
22g Total Carbohydrate
18g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Piece
Calories
150
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Cholesterol
5mg
2%
Sodium
75mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
22g
7%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
18g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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