Dangerously addictive cacao nib brittle has crunchy bits of cacao beans in a crisp buttery chocolate brittle.
Course Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine American
Level Beginner
Main Ingredient Chocolate
Diet Gluten-Free, Pescatarian, Vegetarian
Prep Time 2 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour12 minutesminutes
Servings 580grams
Ingredients
1teaspoonbaking soda
2tablespoonsnatural cocoa powder
½teaspoonflakey sea salt(such as Maldon)
120gramscacao nibs(~1 cup)
2tablespoonscultured unsalted butter
⅓cupmild honey
⅓cupwater
1 ½cupsgranulated sugar
Instructions
Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, whisk together the baking soda, cocoa powder, and sea salt. Top with the the cacao nibs and butter and set aside.
Stir the honey and water together in a heavy bottomed pot with a lid until combined. Add the sugar in the center of the pot being careful not to get sugar on the sides of the pot. Do not mix.
Cover with a lid and bring to a boil over high heat. When the mixture comes to a boil, remove the lid and boil the mixture until you see it start to change color. Turn down the heat to medium and then start checking the temperature. You want to get the caramel up to 300 degrees F.
As soon as it hits 300 degrees F, turn off the heat and add the cacao nib mixture, stirring quickly to combine. Scrape the mixture out into the prepared baking sheet and spread the brittle to an even thickness.
Let the chocolate brittle cool completely and then break it up into pieces.