walnut brittle

Crunchy caramelized treat

Walnut brittle is a hard candy made by cooking sugar to the crack stage, then mixing in walnuts and spreading it thin to cool into a crunchy sheet.

Like other brittles, it shatters when broken or bitten: She made walnut brittle for the holidays.

The candy is often homemade and given as a gift.

Related

candy · candy making · shatter · sweet · brown · brown sugar · golden · snap · pecans · sticky · butter · sugar · hardtack · crack · glaze · holiday · gift box · treat

Opposites
texture

walnut brittletaffy

Stretched boiled sugar

marshmallow · fudge · Turkish delight · mochi · jelly beans

confection type

walnut brittlechocolate truffle

Ganache-filled cocoa sweet

chocolate bar · chocolate fudge · ganache · bonbon · praline

Family

walnut, brittle, walnuts, nut, nuts, nutty, brittleness, brittly

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