Cappuccino Hazelnut Chocolate Brittle. Incredibly delicious homemade candy brittle that makes an ideal wedding favour or to use for Holiday gift giving.
Cappuccino Hazelnut Chocolate Brittle
Food gifts are a terrific thing to give at the Holidays and this Cappuccino Hazelnut Chocolate Brittle is one of the best! In these times of busy schedules and “no time for anything anymore”, the fact that you took a little of your time to make something special is sure to be appreciated.
This recipe works well with lots of different types of nuts from macadamias to pecans. Choose your own favourite, or just use this recipe a tasty excuse to use up what you have on hand.
Whatever nuts you use, remember that toasting them properly is essential. Toasting brings out so much more of the natural nutty flavour and tastes ten times better when paired with chocolate.
I originally created this candy treat as a wedding favour and it was a great success. I think it will be equally appreciated as a holiday indulgence. Package it in cellophane bags or cookie tins as a great handmade holiday gift idea as well.
Make a big batch or two and package it to have on hand at a moment’s notice. The little cellophane packages make great take home treats for Holiday visitors. They are also handy to have prepared as a little take along thank-you gift when you are invited to Holiday parties and dinners.
Happy Holidays!
If you liked this recipe you many want to check out this great collection of No Bake Cookies that was incredibly popular during our last Holiday season.
Like this Cappuccino Hazelnut Chocolate Brittle recipe?
If you’re looking for other food gift ideas for the Holidays or just lots of seasonal recipe suggestions for both cooking and baking, be sure to browse our Christmas Recipes Category.
To keep up with the latest home style cooking & baking ideas from Rock Recipes plus daily recipe suggestions from decadent desserts to quick delicious weekday meals, be sure to follow Rock Recipes Facebook Page and follow us on Instagram.
You might also like our incredibly popular recipe for Turtle Fudge!
Turtle Fudge
Originally published December 14, 2007. Updated December 2017 to provide the option to use metric measurements and to include nutritional information.
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 1 tbsp instant espresso powder or 2 tbsp instant coffee
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup roasted unsalted hazelnuts roughly chopped
-
Roast hazelnuts in a shallow pan for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees F. Roll the roasted hazelnuts in a tea towel to remove the skins. Rough chop the nuts with a large knife.
-
In a medium saucepan over medium low heat combine white sugar, brown sugar and corn syrup.
-
Dissolve espresso powder in hot water and add to sugars. Bring to a rolling boil and add butter.
-
Cook low and slow at a very gentle boil to 300 degrees on a candy thermometer without stirring.
-
Remove from heat and stir in salt and vanilla. Pour mixture onto a greased cookie sheet and spread out to ¼ inch thickness.
-
When the brittle solidifies but is still hot, sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top and let stand for 5 minutes to melt. Spread the melted chocolate chips evenly over the surface of the brittle.
-
Sprinkle the roasted chopped hazelnuts over the top pressing them into the chocolate. Allow to cool thoroughly before breaking into pieces. Store in an airtight container.
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
Rock Recipes a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Our product recommendations are almost exclusively for those we currently use or have used in the past.
Anonymous
Sunday 13th of November 2011
Hungary... :) don't know if I could find golden syrup here, but will try to :) Thank you
Barry C. Parsons
Saturday 12th of November 2011
Where are you? Golden syrup would also be a good substitute.
Anonymous
Tuesday 8th of November 2011
What could be a good substitute for corn syrup? Unfortunately it's really hard to find in my country :S (I found a lot of opinions on web, but would like to hear your advice :) )Thaking you in advance.
Le Chef Secret
Thursday 27th of December 2007
Sounds like you did not boil the sugar mixture long enough, Patricia. Did you use a candy thermometer? It needs to boil to hard ball stage. If you don't have a candy thermometer drop a teaspoonful into a glass of ice water to test the hardness of the cooled candy. I've never had this recipe fail when folowing my directions. Others have had equal success.
Patricia
Thursday 27th of December 2007
I tried making these but it didn't harden...I must have skipped a step or forget to do something...oh well...looks good in the pic though!