Kahlua Crystallized Nut Brittle Recipes

KAHLUA CRYSTALIZED NUTS

Steps:

• Place nuts in shallow pan and toast in 300 degrees F oven for 20 minutes, stirring once. Turn into lightly buttered hot metal bowl or large saucepan. In 1 quart saucepan, combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Insert candy thermometer; bring to hard crack stage (300 degrees F). Pour over toasted nuts; stir with buttered metal spoon to coat evenly. Spread, in single layer, on buttered jelly roll pan. Cool; separate in small chunks. Store in air-tight container. * For macadamias, rub off excess salt. Toast 10 minutes only. Add nuts toward end of syrup cooking time. Heat but do not cook further.

HAZELNUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Put a large pot or kettle over a medium heat. Add sugar, water, and corn syrup and bring to a boil. When mixture comes to a boil, add butter. Cook to 260 degrees F on a candy thermometer without stirring and add the sliced hazelnuts. Bring mixture to 300 degrees F and stir in salt, baking soda and vanilla. Pour mixture onto a greased baking sheet and spread out and allow to cool. Break up into pieces and decorate with melted chocolate.

KAHLUA CRYSTALLIZED NUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Heat oven 275 degrees, place nuts in shallow pan and heat 20 minutes, mixing after 10. (If using macadamia nuts and walnuts add them only for the last 10 minutes they are oily and can burn).
• In a large saucepan (you will be mixing the nuts in this at the end) combine sugar, Kahlua, corn syrup and butter using a wooden spoon stirring constantly and scraping sides to get all sugar crystals melted. Sugar mixture will need to boil at least 15 minutes before you need to insert candy thermometer, keep stirring until (300 degrees F- hard-crack stage) It is very important to get all the way to 300 or the candy will be gritty and soft.
• Take off heat, pour in nuts, stirring quickly then pour mixture out onto large cookie sheet lightly sprayed with 'pam'. Scraping all candy out and gently spreading out candy with wooden spoon. Let cool until you can handle and break into smaller chunks. Store in airtight tin.

ALOHA BRITTLE

Steps:

• Butter a large baking sheet with 1 teaspoon butter. Sprinkle coconut in a 12-in. circle on the prepared pan. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 240° (soft-ball stage), stirring constantly. Stir in the macadamia nuts, pecans and remaining butter; cook and stir until the mixture reads 300° (hard-crack stage)., Combine the baking soda, water and vanilla. Remove saucepan from the heat; stir in the baking soda mixture. Quickly pour over the coconut. Cool before breaking into pieces. Store in an airtight container with waxed paper between layers.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT KAHLUA BALLS (NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Stir the chocolate over simmering water in a double boiler until melted and smooth; remove from heat.
• Whisk in 1/2 cup sugar and corn syrup then the Kahlua.
• In a small bowl mix together the chopped walnuts and crushed wafers; add in the chocolate mixture and mix well.
• Shape into small balls.
• Place powdered sugar in a shallow bowl.
• Roll each ball in the powdered sugar to coat.
• Place in an air-tight container and refrigerate overnight.