Banana Walnut Brittle
While Peanut Brittle is always nice, I do like to have a little fun with things every once in awhile. This is one of my favorite variations on an old standard - and as also particularly nice for gift giving at the holidays!
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 295kcal
Equipment
- Candy Thermometer
Ingredients
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- ½ cup Light Corn Syrup
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ cup Water
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 2 tablespoon Butter
- ¾ cup Chopped Walnuts
- ¾ cup Dried Banana Chips
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Cooking Spray
Instructions
- Set oven to “warm”, or lowest temperature.
- Spray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place inside warm oven.
- In a heavy saucepan (2 quart), mix together sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water
- Bring to boil over medium-high heat, then attach candy thermometer to saucepan. Stir often until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees Celcius). KEEP A VERY CLOSE EYE ON IT after about 280 degrees, as the temp has a tendency to race up at that point. If you turn your back, you could burn it!
- At 300 degrees, remove the pan from heat, add baking soda and butter, stir until incorporated. Quickly add in walnuts, banana chips, and vanilla extract, stir until completely coated.
- Remove cookie sheet from oven, and pour brittle out onto it. Use 2 buttered forks to pull the brittle mixture out from the center, till it is thinly spread and relatively even.
- Cool completely, then break into pieces.
Nutrition
Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 216mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 76IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg