hazelnut brittle

Caramelized nut confection

Hazelnut brittle is a hard candy made by cooking sugar to the crack stage and mixing in roasted hazelnuts, then spreading the mixture thin to cool and harden.

The result snaps cleanly when broken.

Like other brittles, it's often made at home during holidays: She always makes hazelnut brittle for Christmas.

Related

candy · candy making · praline · almond · sugar · crack · shatter · golden · crisp · sweet · butter · confection · snap · glaze · crunchy · roasted · treat · holiday treat

Opposites
texture

hazelnut brittletaffy

Stretched boiled sugar

marshmallow · fudge · nougat · Turkish delight · mochi

flavor profile/ingredients

hazelnut brittlechocolate truffle

Ganache-filled cocoa sweet

chocolate fudge · chocolate mousse · dark chocolate · ganache · pudding

nut variety

hazelnut brittlepeanut brittle

Hard candy with legumes

almond brittle · walnut brittle · pecan brittle

Family

hazelnut, brittle, hazel, nut, hazelnuts, nuts, hazels, nutty, nuttier

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G