Name: Arizona Pecan Brittle
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups granulated sugar; 2/3 cup light Karo syrup; 3 cups pecans; 1/4 cup water; 3 teaspoons baking soda

Arizona Pecan Brittle

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I received this recipe from a fellow grand juror when I served on a Maricopa County Grand Jury back in the 1980s. Her family owns a pecan grove!

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Category: Candy
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

2 cups granulated sugar

2/3 cup light Karo syrup

3 cups pecans

1/4 cup water

3 teaspoons baking soda

Instructions

Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray Pam over it.
Combine sugar, Karo syrup, pecans and water in a saucepan. Boil to the hard-crack stage.
Remove from heat and immediately add the baking soda. Stir furiously! Pour onto prepared cookie sheet. Let cool, then crack into pieces.

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