Maple Walnut Brittle

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Maple Walnut Brittle

Ingredients:

3/4 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup dark maple syrup
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
Vegetable oil for coating spatula and baking sheet

Preparation:

Combine corn and maple syrups and sugar in a 2-quart souffle dish. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power in a high-power microwave oven for 5 minutes.

Remove from oven and stir well. Stir in walnuts. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook for 11 minutes. While mixture cooks, coat a large baking sheet and a metal spatula with vegetable oil. Prick plastic to release steam.

Remove from oven and uncover. Stir. Pour brittle onto baking sheet. With spatula, spread mixture into a thin, even layer, making sure walnuts are evenly distributed. Let harden.

When brittle is cool, break into chunks with a wooden mallet or rolling pin. Store in an airtight container.