Easy Nut Brittle

Ingredients:
250 mL sugar
125 mL corn syrup
250 mL nuts
5 mL butter
5 ml vanilla
5 mL baking soda

1. Spray cookie sheet with not-stick spray.
2. In a large glass bowl or measuring cup stir sugar, corn syrup and salt with a wooden spoon.
3. Microwave on high until syrup is pale yellow or amber in colour (about 5-8 min).
4. Add nuts and then put back into the microwave 1 minute more.
5. Immediately stir in butter, vanilla, baking soda. The mixture will be foaming.
6. Quickly and carefully pour unto the cookie sheet. Spread the brittle evenly across the cookie sheet.
7. When the brittle is completely cooled, break into pieces.

Looking Back:
This is a fun recipe that takes less than an hour to do. The brittle is reallly good! You have to make sure that you use the clear corn syrup so that you can tell when the solution changes colour.

*Note: In this recipe I used peanuts but you can use any kind of nut you want.