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Pumpkin Brittle

Makes 2½ pounds
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1½ cups water
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 12-ounce package raw pumpkin seeds (about 2½ cups)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. Grease two jelly roll pans; set aside.
  2. In a Dutch oven, combine sugar, water, and corn syrup over medium-high heat. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly, until a candy thermometer registers 234°.
  3. Add pumpkin seeds; stirring constantly, continue boiling mixture until it reaches 300°. Remove from heat, and stir in remaining ingredients. Quickly pour half of mixture into each pan, and spread into a thin layer, using a spatula. Let cool completely, and break into pieces.