Description
This pumpkin brittle is just like your classic homemade brittle recipe, minus the nuts. It still has that nutty taste that classic homemade peanut brittle has, so you won’t even miss the nuts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/3 cup Water
- 1 1/3 cup Granulated Sugar
- 2/3 cup Corn Syrup
- 1 1/2 cup Pumpkin Seeds (aka pepitas)
- 3 1/2 tablespoons Salted Butter
- 1 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Flake Salt, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Line a medium sized baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the water, sugar, and corn syrup, stirring until all of the sugar is wet. Brush away any sugar crystals that cling to the sides of the saucepan with a wet pastry brush.
- Set the pan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally with a heatproof spatula until all of the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Continue cooking the mixture, without stirring, until the temperature reads 250ºF on a candy thermometer.
- Add the pumpkin seeds and butter. Stir the mixture constantly, but gently, with a heat proof spatula until the temperature reads 320 ºF on a candy thermometer.
- Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the salt, vanilla, and baking soda. Mix until fully incorporated. The mixture may bubble, so be careful!
- Pour the mixture onto the prepared pan, spreading evenly with an offset spatula or butter knife. Sprinkle the top with flake salt, if desired.
- Allow the pumpkin brittle to cool completely before breaking into pieces.
- Find out what your local altitude is. Google ‘elevation for zip code,’ and input your local zip code to find your altitude.
- For every 1,000 feet above sea level you will subtract 2 degrees from the target temperature of the recipe.
- Subtract the number of degrees you calculated previously from the recipe’s original temperature. That is your new temperature!
- Example: If you live at 5,000 feet, calculate the adjustments for the temperatures needed.
Notes
- Adjust cooking temperatures based on your local altitude.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Candy
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 312
- Sugar: 50 grams
- Sodium: 150 milligrams
- Fat: 7 grams
- Saturated Fat: 4 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 62 grams
- Fiber: 2 grams
- Protein: 2 grams
- Cholesterol: 15 milligrams