This Spicy Honey Almond Brittle is seriously addicting! It has all the flavor of sweet and buttery brittle with a little bit of heat from some cayenne pepper that keeps you going back for more. 
I know it's January and I'm *supposed* to be posting recipes for green smoothies and tofu, but come on guys! But, I just can't help myself. I was actually planning on sharing today's recipe for Spicy Honey Almond Brittle before Christmas, but it never happened so I thought, "what the heck!". It's kind of been my motto lately.
Drag my booty out of bed at 6:30 to exercise this morning even though the babe kept me up most of the night? Sure, what the heck!
Eat all the rest of the Christmas cookies because I worked out this morning? What the heck.
You get the idea.
Is Spicy Honey Almond Brittle the new crack?
Maybe. At least, I can't stop eating it and everybody that tries it asks for the recipe. It's a little different from regular peanut brittle with the almonds and has just a little bit of heat that warms the back of your throat as you eat it. I love it! The honey gives it a great flavor too, but I think it's the cayenne that makes it super addictive.
If you are afraid of making candy, this recipe would be a good introduction to it. You don't necessarily need a candy thermometer, though it doesn't hurt (Here's a link to the one I use). If you have a bowl of ice water beside the stove you can drizzle a little bit of the candy into the water and see how it's doing. If it hardens right away and is crunchy when you bite into it, it's ready.
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Spicy Honey Almond Brittle
Ingredients
- 3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cup water
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup salted butter
- 1 ½ cup salted roasted almonds
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Combine sugar, water, honey and butter in a medium-sized sauce pan and cook over medium-high heat.
- Stir until the sugar is dissolved and butter is melted and cook until light amber in color-- about 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally. If you have a candy thermometer, remove it from the heat once it hits 300 degrees (hard crack stage).
- If not using a candy thermometer, you can drizzle a bit of the mixture into a bowl of ice water and if the candy hardens and is crunchy it's ready. Remove from the heat immediately as it will continue to cook and can burn.
- Stir in almonds, cinnamon and cayenne pepper and pour onto a lined baking sheet (lightly grease if using foil). Let cool until completely hardened and break into bite-sized pieces.
Seriously not reaching that hardened state when small amount place in ice water. Been on the bubble for an hour,, What did I do wrong.
Hmmm, I'm not sure. Sometimes candy can be finicky. Do you live at a high altitude?
What size cookie sheet is used to spread out brittle so it is not too thin or thick? Also do you chop nuts or leave them whole?
I like to leave them whole.
Do you think this would be good with smoked almonds?
Oh wow, indulgence to the max. I love brittle and I have not made it in for ever. A great version this one is!
Love the little kick of spice in this! Sounds delicious. 🙂
Sweet and spicy is always a good idea! This looks amazing!
Ooooh, this looks so good! I love brittle and I've never had it with almonds - it's high time! This sounds especially great with the honey and cayenne, yummy!
I love spicy almonds and I love toffee/brittle, so this recipe will be perfect for me! And I can't bring myself to be enthusiastic about green smoothies or tofu, so I'm all the more glad to have stumbled across this post 🙂