Best 10 Cashew Candy Crunch Recipes

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Cashew candy crunch is the perfect sweet treat to satisfy any craving. This delicious and delightful candy is sure to be a hit with family and friends. It's made with a few simple ingredients, including cashews, sugar, and corn syrup. You can easily make this candy at home with just a few steps. It makes a great gift and is perfect for any occasion.

Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!

NAT'S BUTTERY CASHEW CRUNCH



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My Cashew Crunch is so buttery, it just melts in your mouth. My family calls this candy 'addictive', and you'll see why. Use any choice of nuts, and enjoy! You will never buy store bought brittle again.

Provided by Natalie

Categories     Desserts     Candy Recipes     Nut Candy Recipes

Time 19m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup unsalted butter
1 ¼ cups white sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
10 ounces cashews

Steps:

  • Generously butter or grease a large baking sheet, and set aside.
  • In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, sugar, salt and corn syrup. Cook, stirring until butter is melted. Stir in the cashews, and increase the heat to high. Heat to 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. Stir occasionally with a long handled wooden spoon so the cashews do not burn.
  • Pour onto a greased baking sheet, and allow to cool for about 10 minutes. Break into pieces, and store in an airtight container lined with waxed paper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 178.3 calories, Carbohydrate 14.9 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 13.1 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 27.7 mg, Sugar 11.2 g

CASHEW CANDY CRUNCH SUNDAE



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Provided by Patrick and Gina Neely : Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h50m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup corn syrup
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup raw cashews, unsalted
2 tablespoons butter
Vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Spray inside of measuring cup with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium saucepan, over medium-high heat, add corn syrup, sugar, and salt. Cook on stove until the temperature reaches 310 degrees F. on a candy thermometer. Once the mixture reaches 310 degrees F, take off the stove; add the baking soda, cashews and butter, working quickly and stirring constantly.
  • The mixture should stay an opaque color. On a nonstick tray sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, pour in the mixture and spread with wooden spoon. Cool for 1 1/2 hours.
  • Place 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream on each dish and garnish with broken pieces of cashew crunch.

CASHEW CRUNCH



Cashew Crunch image

Folks can't stop eating buttery, brittle-like candy. Try using almonds or your favorite nut in place of the cashews as an equally tasty alternative.-Kim Croft, San Diego, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 1-1/4 pounds.

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 teaspoons plus 10 tablespoons butter, divided
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups salted cashews

Steps:

  • Line a 15x10x1-in. pan with foil and grease the foil with 2 teaspoons butter; set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, cayenne, salt and remaining butter. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved., Add cashews and bring to a boil; cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 280° (soft-crack stage), about 6 minutes., Immediately pour into prepared pan; spread with a metal spatula. Cool completely. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 182 calories, Fat 14g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 176mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

AMISH CASHEW CRUNCH



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An Amish Holiday Candy Classic. Just Mix, Cool, Chill & Crunch!

Provided by Kevin Williams

Categories     Dessert

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp light corn syrup
2 cup cashews

Steps:

  • Lightly butter a cookie sheet.
  • In a heavy pan cook and stir the butter, sugar and corn syrup over low heat until the butter is melted and the mixture comes to a boil.
  • Cook until it starts to turn golden brown (290 degrees F on a candy thermometer) like peanut brittle.
  • Remove from heat. Quickly stir in cashews.
  • Pour out onto prepared cookie sheet. Cool completely.
  • Break up into pieces. Store in airtight container.

CASHEW CANDY CRUNCH



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I started making brittle in the mid 1970s and have been using this recipe for about 30 years. One year, I made more than 170 pounds of this brittle to give to my customers at Christmas. -Jim Merchant, Vinton, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 2-1/4 pounds.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon plus 1 cup butter, divided
2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup water
2-1/2 cups unsalted cashew halves
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Steps:

  • Butter a 15x10x1-in. pan with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. , Reduce heat; cut remaining butter into cubes and carefully stir into syrup. Cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 280° (soft-crack stage). Add nuts; cook and stir until candy thermometer reads 295°. , Remove from the heat; stir in baking soda. Immediately pour into prepared pan. Cool; break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 171 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 54mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

CANDIED CASHEWS



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 cups cashews
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the cashews on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Toast the cashews for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Be sure to watch the cashews carefully so they don't burn! Remove the cashews from the oven and cool. In a saucepan (copper works best), add the sugar and the water. Bring the mixture to a boil. Once the mixture is boiling and the sugar has dissolved, add the cashews. Continue cooking the mixture, stirring constantly. The sugar will thicken, and then become granular again, continue stirring. The sugar will then begin to turn back into a clear liquid. When all of the sugar has turned into a clear liquid, remove the pan from the heat, stirring constantly. Once the sugar begins to turn a golden color, spoon the nuts onto a parchment paper lined sheet pan. Allow to cool.;

CASHEW HONEY CRUNCH



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Sweet and salty, creamy and crunchy.

Provided by Balancing Cinderella Recipes

Categories     Desserts     Candy Recipes     Nut Candy Recipes

Time 1h36m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup butter, softened
¼ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 cup butter, softened
½ cup brown sugar
⅓ cup honey
1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¼ cup heavy whipping cream
1 ½ cups salted cashews

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9-inch glass baking pan with parchment paper.
  • Combine flour, 1/2 cup butter, white sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Press crust mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let cool.
  • Clip a candy thermometer to the side of a saucepan over medium-high heat. Melt 1 cup butter in the saucepan. Add brown sugar, honey, 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, and vanilla extract. Cook and stir until mixture reads 220 degrees F (104 degrees C) on the thermometer, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Stir heavy cream slowly into the honey mixture. Add cashews. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to harden and reads 238 degrees F (114 degrees C), 4 to 5 minutes. Pour topping over the crust. Let cool until firm to the touch, at least 1 hour. Lift out of the pan and cut into 1-inch pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.2 calories, Carbohydrate 23.1 g, Cholesterol 45.2 mg, Fat 21.9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 11.5 g, Sodium 381 mg, Sugar 14.5 g

CASHEW MACADAMIA CRUNCH



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This is an easy candy to make. The recipe is originally from Hersheys. Nuts can be salted or unsalted.

Provided by cando

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 1 1/2 lbs

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups hershey's milk chocolate chips
3/4 cup cashews, coarsely chopped
3/4 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup

Steps:

  • Line 9-inch square pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan; butter foil. Cover bottom of prepared pan with chocolate chips.
  • Combine cashews, macadamia nuts, butter, sugar and corn syrup in large heavy skillet; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to medium; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to cling together and turns golden brown.
  • Pour mixture over chocolate chips in pan, spreading evenly. Cool. refrigerate until chocolate is firm. Remove from pan; peel off foil. Break into pieces. Store tightly covered in cool, dry place. About 1-1/2 pounds candy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1960, Fat 155.2, SaturatedFat 58.6, Cholesterol 171.4, Sodium 925.6, Carbohydrate 143.3, Fiber 9.1, Sugar 100.5, Protein 19.3

BUTTERY CAYENNE CASHEW CRUNCH



Buttery Cayenne Cashew Crunch image

A buttery sweet nut brittle candy with a mild heat after the sweet. Not as hard as many brittles, it's very easy on the teeth. Got this from a magazine (can't remember which one). Made it for xmas gifts and it was a big hit. Mmmm, sweet and spicy buttery goodness...

Provided by Kitsune

Categories     Candy

Time 20m

Yield 1 1/3 pounds, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups whole salted cashews
10 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (OR 1 teaspoon chipotle chile pepper)
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Butter a non-stick baking sheet.
  • Combine all ingredients in a large non-stick skillet.
  • Stir over low heat until butter melts and sugars dissolve.
  • Increase heat to medium and boil, stirring constantly until mixture turns golden brown, thickens, and begins to mass together (foams), about 5 minutes.
  • Immediately pour out onto prepared baking sheet, spreading evenly.
  • Cool completely. Break into pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 813.3, Fat 60.6, SaturatedFat 24.5, Cholesterol 76.3, Sodium 596.5, Carbohydrate 65.3, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 43.2, Protein 10.8

BUTTERY CAYENNE-CASHEW CRUNCH



Buttery Cayenne-Cashew Crunch image

Categories     Candy     Nut     Cashew     Spice     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 1 1/3 pounds

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups whole salted cashews
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Butter nonstick baking sheet. Combine all ingredients in large nonstick skillet. Stir over low heat until butter melts and sugars dissolve. Increase heat to medium and boil, stirring constantly until mixture turns golden brown, thickens and begins to mass together, about 5 minutes. Immediately pour out onto prepared baking sheet, spreading evenly. Cool completely. Break into pieces.

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality cashews for the best flavor and texture.
  • If you don't have a candy thermometer, you can use the cold water test to check the temperature of the sugar syrup. To do this, drop a small amount of the syrup into a bowl of cold water. If it forms a hard ball that can be easily shaped, the syrup is ready.
  • Be careful not to overcook the sugar syrup, as this will make the candy hard and brittle.
  • Stir the cashews and sugar syrup constantly to prevent the cashews from burning.
  • Once the cashews are coated in sugar syrup, spread them out on a baking sheet to cool. This will help to prevent them from clumping together.
  • Store the cashew candy in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

Conclusion:

Cashew candy crunch is a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a sweet and crunchy snack that everyone will love. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, give cashew candy crunch a try. You won't be disappointed!

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