Best Ever Nut Brittle

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (I used salted since I did not have the sea salt)
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 ounces dry roasted salted peanuts or cashews or pecans, etc
• fleur de sel or crushed maldon sea salt (I did not have or use this)

Directions

1. 1

   In large saucepan, combine sugar, water, butter and corn syrup and bring to boil.

2. 2

   Cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until caramel is light brown and registers 300°F on candy thermometer, about 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Remove from heat and carefully stir in baking soda. The mixture will bubble.

4. 4

   Stir in nuts, then immediately scrape the brittle onto a large rimmed, nonstick baking sheet.

5. 5

   Using the back of a large spoon (oil lightly if sticks), spread the brittle into a thin, even layer.

6. 6

   Sprinkle with salt.

7. 7

   Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.

8. 8

   Break brittle into large shards.