Crispy Chocolate Candy Brittle

Brittle made with crispy chocolate candies! A buttery, sweet brittle, riddled with crunchy chocolate candies for an easy to make, and even easier to eat treat.

Oh my gosh, you guys!!! I remember eating crispy chocolate candies while I would study back in college. They were a good, crunchy, crispy way to keep myself awake while studying things like gerunds and synonyms! I was an English major, and while I love the English language, there were many nights it was utterly sleep inducing. So thank heavens I had my crispy candy snacks to keep me up!

Well in honor of my oh-so-fond memories of those long college nights studying, I decided to use crispy chocolate candies in a treat that is a synonym to “crispy”—Brittle!

How fun is this? Now, you have to know this was not easy to make…well, it was, but I had to figure out the timing to get the candies into the brittle, because if you put them in too soon they melt all over the place, and if you put them in too late, well, they fall right out. All that recipe testing…kind of like college. Oh the joys of testing, and the testing center. Brings back all kinds of anxiety!

But do you know what won’t give you anxiety? A big plate of this brittle.

So let’s get to the recipe huh?

Crispy Chocolate Candy Brittle

Brittle made with crispy chocolate candies! A buttery, sweet brittle, riddled with crunchy chocolate candies for an easy to make, and even easier to eat treat.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: brittle, chocolate, m&ms

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 1

Calories: 2754kcal

Author: Rachael

Equipment

Sheet Pan

Instant-Read Meat Thermometer

Candy thermometer

Ingredients

• 2 cups Granulated sugar
• 1 cup Light corn syrup
• 3/4 cup Water
• 2 Tbs Salted butter
• 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1 Tbs Vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• Non-stick cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups Crispy chocolate candies like crispy rice chocolate candies

Instructions

• Spray a cookie sheet (18 x 13 inches) with non-stick cooking spray
• Bring sugar, syrup, water, and butter in a pan and bring it to a boil
• Use a candy thermometer, and stir continuously until it reaches just below hard crack stage, 285-290 degrees.
• Remove from heat and quickly stir in baking soda, salt, and vanilla
• Pour into well-greased cookie sheet, and before it cools and hardens, push the crispy chocolate candies into the top. You basically want to wait about 10 seconds, then start, just be careful not to burn your fingers.
• Let the brittle cool completely
• Slip a spatula under the brittle when cool, and lift, then crack into pieces
• Store in airtight container for up to a week

Nutrition

Calories: 2754kcal | Carbohydrates: 663g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 3479mg | Sugar: 662g | Vitamin A: 710IU | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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Tell me this doesn’t look great? And other than stirring for a really long time, it is very simple to make this brittle. If you don’t have a candy thermometer pick one up! It is great for all kinds of candy making. And you could always make something else, another synonym perhaps? Like Coffee “Crumble” Cake studded with crispy chocolate candies, or maybe a Rice Crispy Treat with crispy candies in them. What other synonym-like treats can you come up with?