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Buttered Rum Brittle

Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Brittle, Buttered Rum, Dessert, Rum Extract
Author: Tasty

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ corn syrup
  • 1 TBSP unsalted butter
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • Pinch cayenne
  • ¼ salt
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 TBSP rum extract or vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Instructions

  • Set aside a cookie sheet with parchment paper on it.
  • In a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, mix together sugar and corn syrup. Bring to a boil and let sit for 3 mins. After the 3 mins, then stir periodically for another 2 mins.
  • Add butter, cinnamon, cayenne, salt and pecans and let it boil for another 2 mins.
  • Remove from heat, and very quickly add in rum and baking soda stir to incorporate.
  • Then immediately pour onto parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Let it cool for about 20 mins then break apart into pieces.