Honey Cardamom Crunch Recipes

CHEX HONEY CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat brown sugar, margarine, honey and cardamom to boiling in 1-quart saucepan.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Spray large roasting pan with cooking spray.
• Pour measured cereal, pretzels, almonds and coconut into roasting pan.
• Stir in brown sugar mixture until evenly coated.
• Bake about 35-40 minutes at 300, stirring every 10-15 minutes.
• Add dried fruit for last 15 minutes.
• Spread on waxed paper or aluminum foil to cool and store in airtight container.

CARDAMOM GINGER CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°. Grease a 9" x 13" baking dish; set aside.
• Put 18 tablespoons butter and sugar in a large bowl; beat with a handheld mixer on medium until fluffy.
• Add flour, 3 teaspoons ginger, 1 teaspoons ground cardamom, baking powder, and 1 teaspoons salt; mix until incorporated but still crumbly.
• Transfer mixture to reserved dish; press flat with your hands.
• Bake until shortbread is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let cool.
• In a 1-qt. saucepan over medium heat, combine remaining butter, ginger, cardamom, and salt and the confectioners' sugar and syrup.
• Bring to a boil and pour over shortbread; cool.
• Cut into 2" rectangles.

HONEY-CARDAMOM MIXED NUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 275°. Spray jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch, with cooking spray. Mix all ingredients except nuts in large bowl. Add nuts; stir to coat.
• Spread nuts in pan. Bake 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool in pan, stirring occasionally.

HONEY SESAME BRITTLE (OR CRUNCH)

Steps:

• 1. First, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or tin foil sprayed with oil. Or just the pan itself sprayed with oil. Now, place all ingredients into a large heavy based saucepan.
• 2. Begin stirring (with wooden or metal spoon) ingredients over medium heat until it comes to a boil. Remain boiling, and with a candy thermometer measure temp. till it gets to 325 degrees. (Needs to get to this temp in order to become brittle.) Immediately remove from heat and spread on pan.
• 3. Spread mixture onto the pan with a spatula.
• 4. Score into to pieces a few minutes after placing on cookie pan or wait and just break up into pieces when cooled. That takes about 20 minutes or so. I put the one's I bought at the health food store in this pic so you could see them too.
• 5. You can serve in a bowl just to munch on or place it on another dessert for a crunch garnish, such as a pie or ice cream. Here is a top view of the thickness of this brittle.

HONEY-GINGER CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250°F. Spray large roasting pan with cooking spray.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, butter, honey and ginger to boiling. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Into roasting pan, measure cereal, pretzels, almonds and coconut. Stir in brown sugar mixture until evenly coated.
• Bake 50 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on waxed paper or foil; cool about 15 minutes. Place in serving bowl; stir in cranberries. Store in airtight container.