Pumpkin Brittle

Ingredients

• 1 cup pepitas
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• ⅓ cup light corn syrup
• 2 TBSP butter
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Grease a large baking dish.
2. Bring water, corn syrup, both sugars to a 260° boil in a pot while stirring.
3. Remove pot from heat and stir in butter and pepitas.
4. Return pot to heat and cook till 295° while stirring.
5. Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda and vanilla.
6. Immediately pour mixture into the baking dish, spread and let cool.