Cooking Recipe Cashew Brittle
Recipe Ingredients
3 c
Sugar
1 c
Light corn syrup
1/2 c
Water
2 c
Cashew halves
1 1/2 tb
Butter
1 1/2 ts
Vanilla
Directions
Place sugar, water and corn syrup in a sauce pan. Stir over medium
high heat to dissolve sugar. Continue cooking, without stirring,
until mixture reaches 280 degrees on a candy thermometer. Add
cashews. Continue cooking until mixture reaches 300 deg f (hard crack
stage). Remove from heat and add vanilla and butter. Stir to mix
well. Pour onto greased baking pan. When cool, break into pieces.
Makes about 2 lbs. of candy.