Crunchy Pumpkin Peanut Brittle Recipes

Steps:

• Cover surface of cutting board with parchment or waxed paper; lightly spray paper with cooking spray. Set aside. Cook water and sugar in large heavy saucepan on high heat 8 to 10 min. or until sugar turns a dark amber color, stirring frequently. Swirl pan and brush down sugar crystals on sides of pan with wet pastry brush just until sugar comes to boil.
• Remove saucepan from heat; quickly stir in nuts, pumpkin seeds and butter. Immediately pour mixture onto prepared parchment; spread evenly with wooden spoon. While hot, cut into 24 pieces. Cool completely
• Drizzle or spread thin layer of chocolate over brittle.

Steps:

• Mix and set aside the butter and soda.
• In a large pan, mix and boil the sugar, water,and syrup to hardball stage (254 degrees F).
• Add peanuts and stir constantly until mixture turns yellow (NOT AMBER) about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add butter mixture and vanilla.
• Pour onto greased cookie sheet.
• Pat into a thickness you like with the back of a spoon.
• Cool and break into pieces.
• Store in airtight container.

Steps:

• Butter a cookie sheet. Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 2 quart glass bowl and microwave on high 4 minutes. Stir in peanuts and microwave on high 3 1/2 minutes more, then stir in butter and vanilla and microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.
• Stir in baking soda until light and foamy. Pour onto cookie sheet and spread thin. Cool completely and break into pieces and serve.