Nut Brittle

175 ml water
200g caster sugar

Place water & sugar in pan & boil for approx 10 minutes until a light golden caramel.  Add 100g nuts and poor onto granite surface to cool.

Pecan Pie

Image & recipe taken from www.bbc.co.uk

4oz unslated butter

4 oz golden syrup

1 tsp vanilla exctract

8 oz soft brown sugar (dark is best)

3 free-range eggs, beaten

1 pie crust (see other recipe)

10 oz pecan nuts

Pre heat oven to 180 degrees celcius

Place butter, surym, sugar & vanilla in a pan and slowly melt together.  When melted, remove from heat and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes

Add the beaten eggs into the mixture and stir well

Arrange the pecan nuts in the pie crust & pour the syrup mixture on top

Place in preheated oven and bake for 40 – 45 minutes.

White Chocolate & Macadamia Nut Cookies

Recipe & Image taken from www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup butter, melted

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1 egg

1 egg yolk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups chopped macadamia nuts

1 1/2 to 2 cups white chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl then set aside. Beat together the melted butter, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, egg yolk and vanilla with a mixer until creamy.

Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture until just mixed. Stir in the macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips by hand. Drop by the spoonful onto a greased or parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the edges look golden brown. Cool on the baking sheet for at least 4-5 minutes so the cookies can set before moving to a rack.