Recipes

Crunchy Pumpkin-Peanut Brittle

24 servings

Snacks

1 HR 15 MIN

Prep

0-15 mins

Cook

1 HR 10 MIN

Calories

170

Ingredients

1/2 cup

water

2 cups

sugar

2 cups

dry roasted peanuts

3/4 cup

(4 oz.) pumpkin seeds

2 tsp

butter, softened

Instructions

Step 1

Cover surface of cutting board with parchment or waxed paper; lightly spray paper with cooking spray. Set aside. Cook water and sugar in large heavy saucepan on high heat 8 to 10 min. or until sugar turns a dark amber color, stirring frequently. Swirl pan and brush down sugar crystals on sides of pan with wet pastry brush just until sugar comes to boil.

Step 2

Remove saucepan from heat; quickly stir in nuts, pumpkin seeds and butter. Immediately pour mixture onto prepared parchment; spread evenly with wooden spoon. While hot, cut into 24 pieces. Cool completely

Step 3

Drizzle or spread thin layer of chocolate over brittle.