Candies

Pumpkin Seed Brittle

With pumpkin seeds and pumpkin pie spice, this seasonal brittle is both easy to make and highly gift-able.

Prep

10 minutes

Cook

10 minutes

Level

Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons Challenge Butter, divided; plus additional to butter pan
  • ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup raw hulled pumpkin seeds
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light corn syrup
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda

Directions

  • 1
    Butter a large baking sheet and set aside.
  • 2
    Melt about 1 teaspoon of the butter in a small sauté pan over medium heat. Add red pepper, salt and pumpkin seed. Stir and toasted seeds until they are aromatic and lightly browned. Remove from heat, transfer to a small bowl and combine with pumpkin pie spice and set aside.
  • 3
    Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 2 quart glass batter bowl and microwave on High for 3 minutes. The syrup will be boiling rapidly and will be at about 275˚F (soft crack stage).
  • 4
    Stir mixture and add seasoned pumpkin seed mixture. Microwave on high for an additional 5 minutes, stirring mixture after 2½ minutes. Syrup will darken and the temperature will be about 350˚F (hard crack stage).
  • 5
    Quickly stir in the remaining butter. Stirring constantly, sprinkle the baking soda over the mixture. Quickly pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet and spread into a thin layer.
  • 6
    Cool completely and break into bite size pieces. Store in an airtight container.