Walnut Brittle

Name: Walnut Brittle
Yield: Makes about 12 shards
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz/1 cup) walnuts, roughly chopped; 30 g (1 oz) liquid glucose; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) tempered fine dark (bittersweet) chocolate; 80 g (2¾ oz/generous ⅓ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 40 g (1½ oz/3 tbsp) unsalted butter

Preparation info

Makes about
12
shards

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Couture Chocolate

By William Curley

Published 2011

About

This has been one of our most recent creations – the buttery notes of the walnuts coated with a caramelized nougatine balanced against the dark chocolate.

Ingredients

40 g (1½ oz/3 tbsp) unsalted butter
80

Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Chocolate

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F/Gas 6) and line a baking tray (sheet) with a non-stick baking mat.
Melt the butter, sugar and glucose in a saucepan over a medium heat. Remove from the heat and mix in the chopped walnuts.
Spread the walnut mi