Recipe for cooking jelly belly candy brittle

Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Brickles, Brittles and Barks

Jelly Belly Candy Brittle

Posted by Marla at recipegoldmine.com 12/18/2001 9:10 am

1 1/2 c. Jelly Belly gourmet beans, favorite flavors
1/2 c. red hot candies
3 c. sugar
1 c. Karo light corn syrup
1/2 c. water
3 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda

Spread candies evenly on greased aluminum foil. Grease sides of lrg. saucepan.

Combine corn syrup, water and sugar over med. heat; stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. (Wash down sides of pot with water to prevent crystallization.) Using a candy thermometer, bring candy to hard crack stage. Test using ice water, a drop of the now-golden candy should remain brittle when removed from water. Remove from heat and add butter and salt. Add baking soda; stir until it dissolves and stops foaming. Pour syrup over candy. Using a spatula, pull syrup evenly and thinly over candy. Cool completely; break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

Yield 2 lb. candy brittle.