Cashew Butter Brittle

Ingredients

• 1 cup cashews, split
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup

Instructions

1. Rub most of the salt off of salted cashews. Split cashews in half.
2. Combine sugar, corn syrup, water and butter in a saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture begins to thicken (267 degrees F or 130 degrees C).
3. Add nuts. Continue cooking and stirring until it forms a hard brittle ball in cold water (302 degrees F or 150 degrees C).
4. Pour onto buttered baking sheets. Spread thin.
5. When cool, break apart.