maple bacon pecan brittle

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 6 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup crumbled, cooked maple bacon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• bring sugar, water, corn syrup, and maple syrup to a boil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. heat to 250 degrees f (120 degrees c), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball.
• stir pecans and vanilla into syrup mixture until mixture begins to turn brown; add bacon. cook until bacon mixture turns light brown, 1 to 3 minutes. remove from heat and stir baking soda into bacon mixture. pour brittle out a sheet of parchment paper set on a heat-proof surface and cool brittle to room temperature before breaking into pieces, at least 30 minutes.