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Easy Crushed Caramel Pecan Brittle

September 3, 2020 by Lynn Hill Leave a Comment

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Crushed Caramel Pecan Brittle is a versatile filling and topping for all kinds of desserts, such as Ice cream and cake fillings. It's great scattered over cream filled meringues or sprinkled over fresh fruit for a sweet toffee taste.

Pecan Carmel Brittle in a glass dish with Pecan nuts on the side.

The inspiration for making this crushed Caramel Brittle came after watching the film Chef. One scene saw the hero make a whole array of recipes, including Brittle which the chef sieved and dusted over meringue filled with fresh fruit and cream. I knew then I had to make some for myself and use it to decorate my cakes and desserts.

One of my favourite recipes that uses this Pecan Brittle, is Caramel Pecan Brittle Swiss Roll. You will also find both recipes in my cook book 'A Year of Cake'.

How to Make Crushed Caramel Pecan Brittle

You just need two ingredients. White caster sugar, Pecan Nuts and a little water. If you want to make plain caramel brittle, see my notes below.

Line a baking sheet with baking parchment, or use a non stick baking liner. Put the sugar and 35ml of water into a heavy-bottomed pan and gently heat until the sugar has dissolved. Do not be tempted to stir, bring the syrup to a boil until it begins to turn a golden caramel colour. Keep watching it or it will burn and become useless.

Caramel Pecan Brittle on a silicone baking sheete

Remove the pan from the heat and carefully add the chopped nuts. Give the pan a swirl – do not stir, making sure the nuts are coated in the caramel, then pour onto the baking parchment or non stick liner, allowing it to find its own level. Leave to set and cool completely.

Small blender filled with crushed Pecan Brittle.

When cool, break the brittle into chunks before blitzing in a food processor until you have fine crumbs. Leave to one side until required, if you're making something that day.

If you're not using it straight away, it will keep for a few days in an airtight container. But after a while, it does tend to clump together and you may need to give the container a good shake before using it again.

How to Make Caramel Brittle without Nuts

Blitz the caramel brittle in a food processor

To make plain Caramel Brittle, follow the above instructions, but omit the Nuts.

Carefully pour the hot caramel onto the baking parchment and leave it to cool completely. Blitz, in the same way, using a food processor. If you want really fine dusting caramel brittle, pass it through a sieve after blitzing.

I hope you are inspired to make your own Caramel Brittle topping. Just remember to keep watching the sugar as it boils and do not stir.

For an easy Caramel Decoration, try adding crushed caramel brittle as a topping to some of these recipes

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Pecan Carmel Brittle in a glass dish with Pecan nuts on the side.

Easy Crushed Caramel Pecan Brittle

Lynn Hill
Crushed Caramel Brittle is a versatile filling and topping for all kinds of desserts. Such as Ice cream, cake fillings. It's great scattered over cream filled meringues. Or sprinkled over fresh fruits for a sweet toffee taste. If Pecans are not your choice of nuts, try a different kind or leave the nuts out altogether.
This recipe is taken from my cook book ‘A Year of Cake’. It’s part of the filling and topping for my Caramel Pecan Brittle Swiss Roll recipe, that’s also in the book.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course Fillings and Toppings
Cuisine British
Servings 1
Calories 525 kcal

INGREDIENTS

  • 100 grams white caster sugar
  • 20 grams pecan nuts roughly chopped

Instructions
 

  • Line a baking sheet with baking parchment, or use a non stick baking liner. Put the sugar and 35ml of water into a heavy-bottomed pan and gently heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bring the syrup to a boil until it begins to turn a golden caramel colour. Keep watching it.
  • Remove from the heat and carefully add the chopped nuts. Give the pan a swirl – don’t stir, making sure the nuts are coated in the caramel, then pour on to the baking parchment allowing it to find its own level. Leave to set and cool completely.
  • When cool, break the brittle into chunks before blitzing in a food processor until you have fine crumbs. Leave to one side until required.

Notes

Will keep well in an airtight container.
Omit the nuts if you want to make plain Caramel Brittle. 
Keyword brittle, caramel, Pecan
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