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Mix cashews, sugar and Karo. Microwave until it is tan in color. (Takes about 10 minutes.) Then add butter and vanilla. Stir well and microwave another 2 to 3 minutes until it is CARAMEL colored. Then add baking soda, mix well, and spread thinly in a buttered cookie sheet. Let cool and break into pieces.
In 2-quart microwave-safe bowl (2-quart glass with a handle), stir together the nuts, sugar and corn syrup. Microwave, uncovered, at High until mixture is light brown, about 6 to 8 minutes, stirring well halfway through.
In 2-quart glass measure, microwave on High the syrup and salt 2 to 3 minutes to boiling. Cook 4 minutes.
Stir in nuts, margarine, vanilla and cinnamon. Cook 2 minutes.
Immediately stir in soda until light and foamy. Quickly pour onto greased cookie sheet or jelly roll pan. Spread, cool and break into pieces.
Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over hot (not boiling) water OR in a microwave according to package instructions. Spread melted chocolate over the peanut brittle to coat. Allow chocolate to cool until firm. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.
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Butter a foil-lined jelly roll pan. In a large, heavy saucepan, bring the sugar, corn syrup and 1/2 cup water to a boil over high heat. Cook until a drop of the syrup hardens in a bowl of ice water or until a candy thermometer inserted in the syrup registers 300 degrees, about 10 minutes.
Remove from the heat. Stir in the cinnamon and food coloring. Stir in the cashews, then pour onto the prepared pan, spreading as thinly as possible. Let cool, about 45 minutes. Break the brittle into pieces.
Mix sugar, Karo syrup and water; boil to 280\u00b0 on candy thermometer.
Add butter.
Cook to hard crack stage and add soda and cashew nuts.
Mix well.
Pour into buttered jelly roll pan. Cool and break into pieces.
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.
Grease a baking sheet with 1 tablespoon butter.
Combine cashews, sugar, and corn syrup in a large microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl. Microwave on high until sugar melts and mixture is hot, about 6 1/2 minutes.
Stir 1 tablespoon butter and vanilla extract into cashew mixture. Microwave until hot, about 2 1/2 minutes more. Stir baking soda into cashew mixture until light and foamy. Spread mixture on prepared baking sheet. Cool completely and break into pieces.
Mix sugar, salt and corn syrup in microwave safe bowl.
Microwave for 3 minutes -15 seconds; Stir.
Microwave 2 minutes. Mix in vanilla, butter and cashews.
Microwave 1 minute; Stir in baking soda.
Quickly turn out on onto a greased pan (or Silpat), using a silicone or greased spatula.
Spread to 1 nut depth with off-set spatula.
Cool and break into bite-sized pieces.
Using your hands, break the brittle into pieces. Store in an
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For Pecan or Cashew Brittle:
Omit peanuts and add 1 cup pecan halves or dry-roasted cashews.
In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the sugar and corn syrup. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 4 minutes; stir.
Heat 3 minutes longer.
Stir in cashews and butter.
Microwave on high for 30-60 seconds or until mixture turns a light amber (mixture will be very hot).
Quickly stir in baking soda and vanilla until light and foamy.
Immediately pour onto a greased baking sheet and spread with a metal spatula.
Chill for 20 minutes or until set; break into small pieces.
Store in an airtight container.
he melted butter over the cashew mixture.
Toss till mixed