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Keep Your Kids Away From Store-Bought Candy Bars With This Amazing Recipe For Pumpkin Brittle. One Bite And They'll Be Totally Convinced!

Ingredients To Gather: 

• 1 1/3 cups (200 grams) shelled raw pumpkin seeds

• 1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) baking soda

• 1 teaspoon (4 grams) pure vanilla extract

• 1 tablespoon (13 grams) butter, at room temperature

• 1/2 cup (120 ml) (115 grams) water

• 1/2 cup (120 ml) (155 grams) light corn syrup

• 1 cup (200 grams) white granulated sugar

• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions To Follow:

Butter a large baking sheet.

Place the raw and shelled pumpkin seeds on a baking sheet and bake in a 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) oven for about 4-5 minutes or until lightly brown. Remove from oven and set aside.

Have ready the baking soda, vanilla extract, and butter.

In a medium sized saucepan over medium high heat, bring the water, corn syrup, sugar, and salt to a boil, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula. Cover the saucepan with a lid for about one minute to allow the sides of the pan to wash themselves down and dissolve any sugar crystals. Then remove lid and clamp a candy thermometer to the side of the pan, making sure it does not touch the bottom of the pan. Cook until the syrup reaches soft crack stage (280-285 degrees F) (140 degrees C). Stir in the toasted pumpkin seeds and continue cooking the sugar syrup, stirring often to prevent the pumpkin seeds from sticking to the bottom of the saucepan, until the the candy thermometer reaches hard crack stage (300 degrees F) (149 degrees C).

Remove from heat and immediately, and carefully, stir in the baking soda, vanilla extract, and butter (the brittle will puff up) stirring until the foaming almost stops. Immediately pour the brittle, as thinly as possible (but do not spread), onto the buttered baking sheet.

Once the mixture has been placed on the baking sheet, you can use two forks or other utensils to spread it out as thinly as you'd like. Allow it to cool, then break it up into small chunks for a quick grab-and-go snack! Try it with a side of hot apple cider for an authentic autumn treat!

Article Source: Joy Of Baking