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Cocoa Nib Brittle

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Cocoa Nib Brittle

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Holiday Confection
  • BlueKaleRoad's Testing Notes: Couldn't Be Parve's Cocoa Nib Brittle is completely addictive! The brittle is sweet, crunchy, salty, chocolatey—it has it all! I made it for our Food52 cookbook party and it was a hit with...

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    Couldn't Be Parve's Notes: This crunchy brittle is studded with intensely chocolatey cocoa nibs. The combination of sweet caramel, bitter cocoa nibs, and flaky sea salt is unlike anything you have ever tasted and utterly...

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Makes 1 pound

  1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with a silpat mat or parchment paper lightly coated with cooking spray.

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  2. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, water, and corn syrup. Bring to a rapid simmer over medium-high and cook until dark golden, about 10 to 15 minutes.

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  3. Remove pan from heat. Stir in butter, baking soda, fleur de sel and cocoa nibs (mixture will foam). Stir until mixture is no longer bubbling, about 1 minute.

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  4. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and spread with a lightly greased spatula. Let cool until firm, 15 minutes. Break into pieces.

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  5. The brittle can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 weeks.

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8 Comments on Cocoa Nib Brittle

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these are amazing! used raw nibs and some generic flaky salt, no fleur de sel in the house right now, but they still turned out great! thanks for sharing :)

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made it again with half nibs and half coarsely ground coffee, also delicious!

Me Reply

Loved the Almond Joy truffles, now I need to try these!

Dscn3372 Reply

I bought a jar of whole roasted cocoa beans and have been wondering what to do with them. This might be just the thing, once I smash them up!

Shamrock-medal Reply

This is fabulous!

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How much fleur de sel do you use?

Shamrock-medal Reply

I made this, used about 3/4 t of himalayan pink salt. Soooo good! Tastes like the best chocolate chip cookie ever & is super easy to make. Thanks, CBP!

Coconut-panna-cotta-small-for-web Reply

Sorry, it seems like I left the salt out of the recipe! I used 1 tsp of fleur de sel.

I'm so glad you liked it! I am excited to make some of your caramel recipes.

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