Pecan Brittle

Pecan Brittle is a favorite toffee recipe for Christmas. The buttery toffee covering the yummy pecans makes this recipe delicious. Candy is not the easiest thing to make but, it gets easier as you make it. You will get to know what the color should look like, if you should move the temperature up or down a little and as I have made Christmas candy over the years, I have learned, as my mom taught me, to test the toffee mixture in a cup of cool water. When you drizzle a bit of the toffee into the water, it will splinter if it is ready. When you taste it, it will be crunchy. I think it is very helpful to have help when making candy. It takes a lot of stirring and it just makes it easier. It is a fun tradition for families and friends to make candy together.

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Ingredients Needed For Pecan Brittle:

• 1 pound butter, never frozen
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 cups pecans

How To Make Pecan Brittle:

1. Butter a large baking sheet and set aside.
2. Measure out all of your ingredients, set aside.
3. Place one pound of butter in a heavy bottom pan and melt butter slowly.
4. When butter has melted, add remaining ingredients, turn up the heat to medium or medium high and bring to a boil (adjust heat if needed). Stir continually. Scrape across the bottom of the pan as you stir but, do not scrape the sides of the pan. 
5. When mixture is boiling, add the pecans and keep boiling, stirring constantly.
6. When the mixture looks the color of a brown paper sack and reaches 300 degrees on a candy thermometer, quickly remove from the heat and pour on buttered baking sheet.
7. Spread out the pecans, if they are layered on top of each other. 
8. Allow time to cool completely.
9. Then, break up and enjoy!

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Pecan Brittle

A favorite family Christmas candy toffee recipe filled with pecans.

Course Candy, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Homemade Candy, Pecan Toffee, Toffee Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 20

Author Sweeter With Sugar

Ingredients

• 1 pound butter never frozen
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 cups pecans

Instructions

1. Butter a large baking sheet and set aside.

2. Measure out all of your ingredients, set aside.

3. Place one pound of butter in a heavy bottom pan and melt butter slowly.

4. When butter has melted, add remaining ingredients, turn up the heat to medium or medium high and bring to a boil (adjust heat if needed). Stir continually. Scrape across the bottom of the pan as you stir but, do not scrape the sides of the pan.

5. When mixture is boiling, add the pecans and keep boiling, stirring constantly.

6. When the mixture looks the color of a brown paper sack and reaches 300 degrees on a candy thermometer, quickly remove from the heat and pour on buttered baking sheet.

7. Spread out the pecans, if they are layered on top of each other.

8. Allow time to cool completely.

9. Then, break up and enjoy!

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