Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Pumpkin Seed Brittle

As I said, my dinner party had a theme of late summer-early fall. I knew I wanted to make a pumpkin tart, and Johnny would want to make an ice cream. But both are so gushy, what to do for some texture? Then it hit me - pumpkin seed brittle! I found a simple peanut brittle recipe and just substituted in pumpkin seeds. It worked out perfectly.

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup water
1 cup pre-toasted pumpkin seeds
2 Tbsp butter, softened
1 tsp baking soda

Grease a large cookie sheet and set aside. In a large saucepan, bring the sugar, corn sugar, salt, and water to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Stir in the pumpkin seeds and affix a candy thermometer. Continue cooking and stirring until the temperature reaches 300°, or the hard crack stage.

Remove from the heat and immediately stir in the butter and baking soda. Pour at once onto the cookie sheet. Use a butter knife to help spread the mixture to about 1/4" thickness. Cool completely and then twist the pan to help remove. Snap into pieces and store in an airtight container.

10 comments:

sophiaaaa said...

I kind of want that in the size of Alaska right now. and I'll slowly (okay, not so slowly) work my way through it, bite by bite, crunch by crunch...

Christina said...

haha sorry, no can do Sophia it's GONE. Didn't last long in this house! ;)

Michelle Pixie said...

YUM! I will definitely have to give this one a try. It looks and sounds scrumptious!

Biz said...

I never would have thought of that in a million years Christina - love it! :D

(I may steal that idea at Christmas time!)

The Diva on a Diet said...

Wow, your brittle looks fantastic, Christina! I adore brittle, but have never had the guts to try it myself. The pumpkin seeds just may tempt me. It looks sooo good!

Jenn@slim-shoppin said...

That looks delicious Christina, I'm totally making that for Thanksgiving!!

Alisa said...

Thanks for the easy brittle recipe; I've actually never made it!

Congrats on the awesome kithenaide find!!

April@The 21st Century Housewife said...

What a great accompaniment to your wonderful homemade pumpkin pie - I love the idea of using pumpkin seeds in brittle!

Laura said...

totally KNEW this was coming OH MAN it looks so great!

Trine Bean said...

I've never really gotten along with pumpkin seeds but maybe with the help of candy I can learn to love them. These look awesome