Every Christmas I try to make an edible gifts for my friends. This year I had so many choices and couldn't make up my mind. I decided to go ahead with a combination of items and create a tasting box. I made Smitten Kitchen’s Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (the best choco chip cookies ever), her buckeyes (I had a graham cracker fail, which resulted in me ditching half the tray), Nigella’s lava cakes and gingerbread owls. After I ditched the buckeyes I looked for a proper peanut replacement and found Nigella’s Peanut Brittle.
I forgot how much I love corn syrup. As I watched the golden syrup pour out I couldn’t help but dip my finger in for a quick lick. I didn't grow up on maple syrup I had syrup and corn syrup both delicious but crazy high in sugar. I used maple now but every once in awhile the craving for the super sweet sneaks in. It was an easy recipe to do and quick, but really sticky. I think I need to work on the caramel/candy part a bit more as it only stayed solid when I froze it, once it came to room temperature it became a gooey mess.
When I finally took out the brittle from the freezer I gleefully took our lovely hammer covered the brittle with parchment paper and went to town. If you've ever had any cooking frustrations make a brittle and smash it to small pieces. Trust me you'll feel better.
Despite the fact that I couldn’t get the brittle to be harden at room temp it still tasted good. So B+.
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