Easy Microwave Cashew Brittle

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup (such as Karo)
• 1 3/4 cups cashews
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

Spread butter onto a baking sheet.

Combine sugar and corn syrup together in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave for 3 1/2 minutes. Add cashews and heat in microwave for another 3 1/2 minutes. Stir vanilla extract into cashew mixture and heat in microwave for 1 3/4 minutes.

Stir baking soda into cashew mixture and quickly pour onto the prepared baking sheet. Cool brittle to room temperature and break into pieces.