Description
After several failed attempts at making homemade brittle, I finally got some sense and called my Grandma Myrna! She gave me this recipe for brittle made in the microwave, and I had instant success! The best tips she gave were to ‘work quickly, have everything pre-measured out, and for goodness’ sake, don’t burn yourself!’
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, plus more for baking sheet
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup honey
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Grease a large baking sheet with butter.
- Mix sugar and honey together in a large microwave-safe glass bowl; mixture will be very thick. Place in the microwave and cook on high for 1 minute. Stir
- and cook 1 minute more. Stir mixture again
- and cook until mixture boils and sugar is dissolved
- an additional 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
- Stir walnuts into the bowl with the sugar mixture. Heat in the microwave another 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in butter
- salt
- cinnamon
- and vanilla extract. Microwave until mixture is caramel in color
- an additional 1 to 2 minutes.
- Carefully remove bowl from microwave
- and quickly stir in baking soda until incorporated. Immediately pour mixture onto the buttered cookie sheet. Allow to cool until brittle is set
- about 15 minutes. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 16