Quick and Easy Pecan Brittle

I love to eat brittle and I found this recipe on the Good House Keeping website, it's super easy and quick to make and you can pretty much use any type of nuts you want.  It makes a really cute garnish to put on top of pumpkin pie or ice cream.  You can even just eat them as a snack and pack them up in cute little bags to give your friends since the recipe is super simple and delicious!

Pecan Brittle!

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup sugar

2 tablespoons water

2 tablespoons chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS:

1. Line a large cookie sheet with foil and place cookie sheet on wire rack since the foil and cookie sheet will get very hot when topped with the caramel/nut mixture. 
2. In heavy 2-quart saucepan, heat sugar and water on medium until mixture turns golden, about 5-8 minutes. 
3. With a heat-safe spatula, stir in pecans and cook 30 seconds. 
4. Working quickly and carefully, pour hot caramel/nut mixture onto foil and carefully lift and tilt cookie sheet slightly (holding foil in place) to spread caramel into a thin even layer. 
5. Let brittle cool completely, about 30 minutes.
6. When cool, peel foil away, and break brittle into pieces, pack up as sweet snack or use as a garnish.

 PICTURES: 

Pecans!

Cookie sheet lined with foil.

Cooking the sugar and water until it's golden brown.

Spreading the caramel/nut mixture on the foil.

Breaking the brittle into pieces!

Using the pecan brittle as a garnish for pumpkin ice cream! yum!!