Easy Microwave Cashew Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup (such as Karo(R))
1 3/4 cups cashews
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation

Spread butter onto a baking sheet.
Combine sugar and corn syrup together in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave for 3 1/2 minutes. Add cashews and heat in microwave for another 3 1/2 minutes. Stir vanilla extract into cashew mixture and heat in microwave for 1 3/4 minutes.
Stir baking soda into cashew mixture and quickly pour onto the prepared baking sheet. Cool brittle to room temperature and break into pieces.