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Breton Brittle

Breton Brittle

A incredibly delicous baked chocoalte and caramel brittle that begins with crackers.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword bretton brittle, bretton,, brittle, caramel, cracker
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1 box of Breton Bites Original Crackers 200 grams, full size is fine too, just break them to fit
  • 1 Cup Butter
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1/2 Cup Roughly Chopped Nuts optional
  • 1/2 Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate chips
  • 1/2 Cup White Chocolate Melting Wafers
  • 1/2 Cup Milk Chocolate Melting Wafers

Instructions

  1. Line a large cookie sheet (17"x12") with tinfoil (do not even attempt without the foil, you will never be able to remove it from the pan). Even greasing the tinfoil wouldn't be out of line.

  2. Spread out a box of Breton mini crackers in an even layer. Feel free to use full size original crackers as well, just break where needed to make a even layer.

  3. Roughly chop 1/2 a cup of nuts. Mixed, pecans or almonds. Sprinkle over the crackers.

  4. Bring the cup of  brown sugar and cup of butter to boil together for 1 minute in a medium saucepan.

  5. Remove from heat and stir in a teaspoon of vanilla, carefully, as it will splatter up.

  6. Immediately pour over crackers, evenly.

  7. Bake in a 350 degree oven until bubbly all over, about 3 - 5 minutes.

  8. Remove and immediately sprinkle with 1/2 Cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1/2 Cup white chocolate melting wafers and 1/2 Cup milk chocolate melting wafers.

  9. Turn the heat off in the oven and place the tray of brittle back inside until the the chocolate is shiny and melted enough to spread. 1 - 2 minutes.

  10. Remove from oven and using an offset spatula to smooth and swirl chocolate.

  11. Let cool completely and chill in the fridge until hardened.

  12. Carefully peel off tinfoil (it's a sticky joand chop up brittle with a  serrated knife.

  13. Store in fridge. Keeps up to a week refrigerated.