This Grinch Brittle requires just a few ingredients to make and will make any heart grow three sizes bigger this holiday season!
Grinch Brittle
If you are looking for a fun and unique Christmas brittle to make this holiday season, look no further!
This Grinch Brittle is the perfect sweet and salty holiday snack to make. It’s easy and can be made for a large crowd to serve at a Christmas party or can be stored in cute holiday tins and given as gifts to friends, family and neighbors.
This is basically like making homemade peanut brittle but it doesn’t contain any peanuts making it allergy friendly!
Want more Grinch treats? We have tons of great Grinch Recipes to try!
What You Need to Make Grinch Brittle
- Sugar
- Corn Syrup
- Mini Pretzel Twists
- Salt
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Baking Soda
- White Chocolate – melted
- Green Food Coloring Gel for Chocolate
- Red Hearts Sprinkles
You will also need:
- Parchment Paper
- Cookie Sheet
- Two Forks, or Spoons – to spread the candy
- 6 small dishes for ingredients
- Airtight container – to store the Brittle
How far in advance can I make these?
These can be made 2-3 days in advance. Just be sure to store in a cool, dry place to avoid the chocolate from getting wet and these getting too hard and stale. Do not store in the fridge.
Can I use pre-colored candy melts?
Yes! If you’d rather skip coloring the chocolate bark, you can purchase the Wilton-colored candy melts and use those instead. I would recommend the Wilton Vibrant Green Candy Melts. I just prefer the taste of the white chocolate.
Can I use regular food coloring?
No. Regular food coloring is water-based and will cause the melted chocolate to seize and harden. Use only gel food coloring as it is oil based.
How to Make a Grinch Brittle
First, measure out all your ingredients into small dishes. If you skip this skep, the candy will be begin to harden too quickly. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!
In a microwave safe medium size bowl, add the sugar and corn syrup and stir together. Place in the Microwave for 6 minutes, on HIGH, stirring half way through, at 3 minutes.
Line a Cookie sheet with Parchment Paper, and set aside.
Remove from the Microwave, and add the Butter, and Microwave for 1 minute.
Remove bowl from the microwave, and stir in mini pretzels, salt, and vanilla, and microwave for 15 seconds.
Remove Bowl, and stir in Baking Soda – the mixture will be light and foamy.
Quickly, pour the Brittle out onto the Parchment Paper lined Cookie sheet, and spread out into a thin layer with spoons, or forks – you’ll need two utensils to spread the Brittle.
Let the Brittle cool for about 30 minutes, and make sure the Brittle is set, or hard to the touch.
Melt the White Chocolate in the Microwave, and stir until smooth. Add a few drops of the Green Food Coloring Gel, and stir until blended. Add more if needed to achieve the green color.
Using a Fork, or small spoon, drizzle the melted Chocolate over the Brittle, leaving enough space for the Brittle to show through the chocolate.
Add the Red Grinch Hearts, pressing them slightly into the Green chocolate.
Allow about an hour for the Chocolate to completely harden, and all ingredients to cool completely.
When Brittle is cool, Break into pieces.
Serve and Enjoy!
Things to Note:
- Store Brittle in an air tight container for up to 10 days. Place the pieces on waxed paper, or parchment paper to make sure they don’t stick together, and place the paper between layers if you’re stacking the pieces.
- Do Not store in the refrigerator. The Candy needs to be stored in a cool dry place – not next to the stove, and not in Sunlight, as it will melt and get sticky. Humidity will ruin the candy, so air tight containers are a must.
Grinch Brittle
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup of Sugar
- ½ cup of Corn Syrup
- 1 cup of Mini Pretzel Twists
- ⅛ teaspoon of Salt
- 1 Tablespoon of Butter
- 1 teaspoon of Vanilla
- 1 teaspoon of Baking Soda
- ½ cup of White Chocolate – melted
- Green Food Coloring Gel for Chocolate
- Red Hearts Sprinkles
Instructions
- First, measure out all your ingredients into small dishes. If you skip this skep, the candy will be begin to harden too quickly. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!
- In a microwave safe medium size bowl, add the sugar and corn syrup and stir together. Place in the Microwave for 6 minutes, on HIGH, stirring half way through, at 3 minutes.
- Line a Cookie sheet with Parchment Paper, and set aside.
- Remove from the Microwave, and add the Butter, and Microwave for 1 minute.
- Remove bowl from the microwave, and stir in mini pretzels, salt, and vanilla, and microwave for 15 seconds.
- Remove Bowl, and stir in Baking Soda – the mixture will be light and foamy.
- Quickly, pour the Brittle out onto the Parchment Paper lined Cookie sheet, and spread out into a thin layer with spoons, or forks – you'll need two utensils to spread the Brittle.
- Let the Brittle cool for about 30 minutes, and make sure the Brittle is set, or hard to the touch.
- Melt the White Chocolate in the Microwave, and stir until smooth. Add a few drops of the Green Food Coloring Gel, and stir until blended. Add more if needed to achieve the green color.
- Using a Fork, or small spoon, drizzle the melted Chocolate over the Brittle, leaving enough space for the Brittle to show through the chocolate.
- Add the Red Grinch Hearts, pressing them slightly into the Green chocolate.
- Allow about an hour for the Chocolate to completely harden, and all ingredients to cool completely.
- When Brittle is cool, Break into pieces.
- Serve and Enjoy!
NUTRITION
Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.