Spicy Honey Almond Brittle

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.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword almond candy, cayenne pepper candy

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 203kcal

Author Heather Cheney

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.

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