Crunchy Pumpkin Peanut Brittle Food

CRUNCHY PUMPKIN-PEANUT BRITTLE

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.

THE BEST PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and grease with nonstick cooking spray.
• Stir together the sugar, corn syrup and 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan fitted with a candy/deep-fry thermometer. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, then continue to boil until it's golden brown and it reaches 340 degrees F, about 15 minutes.
• Working quickly, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter and baking soda until smooth (it will foam and bubble up). Stir in the peanuts until evenly distributed amongst the sugar mixture.
• Pour onto the prepared baking sheet and quickly smooth with a rubber spatula into a thin and even layer. Let harden uncovered at room temperature until cooled completely. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

PUMPKIN CUSTARDS WITH BRITTLE TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 6 (6-oz) custard cups or ramekins with cooking spray.
• In blender, place all ingredients except peanut brittle. Cover; process on high speed just until smooth. Pour mixture evenly into custard cups. Place cups in 13x9-inch pan; place pan in oven. Carefully pour very hot water into pan to within 1/2 inch of tops of cups.
• Bake 45 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean. Carefully transfer cups from water to cooling rack using tongs; cool completely.
• Cover; refrigerate at least 8 hours. Sprinkle each custard with 2 teaspoons peanut brittle before serving.

TWO MINUTE PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Coat a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
• Place the caramels in a bowl, and heat in the microwave for about 2 minutes, or until melted and bubbly. Some microwaves may take longer. Stir in the peanuts, and pour out onto the prepared baking sheet. Press as thinly as you can. Cool completely, then break into pieces.

MOM'S BEST PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
• In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
• Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter and baking soda; pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces.

PUMPKIN SEED BRITTLE

Steps:

• Spray a parchment-lined baking sheet with nonstick spray; set aside. Bring sugar, corn syrup, and 3 tablespoons water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Fit saucepan with thermometer and cook until thermometer registers 290°F, 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in pumpkin seeds, butter, and kosher salt and cook, stirring often, until pale brown and thermometer registers 305°F, 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in baking soda and cinnamon (mixture will bubble vigorously), then immediately pour caramel onto prepared sheet. Using a heatproof spatula, quickly spread out and sprinkle with sea salt; let cool. Break brittle into pieces.
• DO AHEAD: Brittle can be made 1 week ahead. Store airtight, layered between sheets of parchment paper, at room temperature.

ANN'S CRUNCHY PEANUT 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.

AMISH PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, molasses, water and salt in a heavy saucepan.
• Cook slowly, stirring occasionally, to 280 degrees F.
• Stir in butter and immediately remove from heat.
• Stir in peanuts.
• Pour onto greased marble slab or stoneware platter and let cool.
• Break into pieces.