I always end up posting holiday recipes way too close to the actual holiday. But most of the world procrastinates anyways right, so maybe I’m actually right on time.
This Maple Mulberry Brittle has not a single ingredient in common with the classic nutty variety, but it’s a very close mimic nonetheless. The texture is somewhere between brittle and lace cookie. The taste is extra sweet. And the ingredient list is very short.
It’s the sort of sweet concoction that you won’t want to stop munching. But you have to save some to crumble on top of your next bowl of nicecream, I promise it’s topping perfection!
Maple Mulberry Brittle creation took a few tries…
Take 1: I tried cooking the sugars on the stove, true candy-making style. Got impatient, thought I smelt sugar burning, freaked out and turned it off before it ever reached hard crack temperature.
Take 2: I decided to step away from the stove and put down the candy thermometer. I know not all of you have a candy thermometer, and I know lots of specific temperature talk in a recipe can definitely make me run the other way.
So to keep it simple, I went for an oven alternative. Mix the mulberries and maple syrup dry, lay out, bake. Think extra sweet granola in one ginormous chunk. But the mulberries were too large and not absorbent enough, so it ended up a mulberry mess in a puddle of maple.
Take 3: Grind the mulberries! Small mulberry pebbles are the key to better brittle. I adjusted the ratio of maple syrup to coconut sugar a bit too. And success!
This brittle passes the hammer test–it shatters and snaps and is still sticky sweet, everything brittle should be. See for yourself…
Maple Mulberry Brittle (nut-free!)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 6 -8 pieces 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried white mulberries
- 3 tbsps maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F.
- Process the mulberries in a dry blender on low speed or a food processor until they are in small chunks. Don’t over process, you don’t want them to become powder or start sticking together.
- Add the mulberries, maple syrup, and coconut sugar to a bowl. Mix to coat the mulberries completely.
- Spread out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicon baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 mins at 325F.
- Remove from the oven, let it cool, then refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- Remove from the fridge and break apart into large chunks.
- Keep in the fridge to retain the hard brittle texture. Or you can freeze if for an even harder texture.
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eeeee! This recipe is so wonderful and I can’t believe it’s so easy!! I have a jar of mulberry pebbles that I almost threw away, but I’m so so so glad I didnt because this is their destiny.
Might even dip it in chocolate 😉
Never throw away the pebbles! If nothing else, dump them on top of nicecream, that’s what I always do with random baking scraps. Or make brittle of course…and then dump the brittle on top of nicecream 😀
Ooh this looks so good! I love mulberries.
They are the funnest little fruit! I always buy a bag and tell myself to save them for special occasions but never use them haha. But Christmas counts as special 🙂
It’s perfect Natalie!!!! Pebbly goodness!!!!!! I LOVE mulberries and their clusters of little bits, I really do think they are so cute 😛 I just never have them in my kitchen!!!! UGHEdkfudhfiw! I need to get some…I want this brittle <3 Sweet cheery goodness and I think this is one damn fine edible gift to give to someone…..or well….yourself 😉 xoxo
This might be my favorite recipe of yours ever. Look at those crispy sticky edges…..drool! A cross between brittle and a lace cookie – girl, sign me up! But, I’m not taking these to any party….I’m hoarding them all for myself!!
Really!?! Thanks Jenn, I’m in love with this stuff too! And with how special and pricey an ingredient mulberries are, I wouldn’t share either. Well maybe with family…maybe. But just because it’s hard to hide it when there’s only one fridge 😀
I do not have mulberries 🙁 Is there another fruit I can use instead?
Mulberries are quite unique in that they are really dry and crunchy. I think oats or buckwheat or nuts would be a better replacement then other fruits.
Hi Natalie, this brittle is just pure genius! Just look at the caramel-ly brittleness, perfect:) And the hammer test in the end was so entertaining! I have a half a bag of mulberries which are waiting impatiently to be part of something yummy. I guess I found what to do with them!! Thank you for sharing this<3
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Thank you Tiina for watching and commenting, you are the sweetest! It’s not often I get to use a mallet in videos, gotta make the most of it with slow mo haha 😀 Mulberries are one berry I actually don’t think I’ve seen you use surprisingly since you are the queen of berries, but I hope you find those mulberries a delicious treat home soon! Merry Christmas to you and your family <3
Oh, wow! That looks so yummy! ☺
Thanks Tiffany! Happy holidays to you <3
You too! 🙂
Oh wow, these must be WONDERFULLY sweet with all that sweetener, which I would easily DEVOUR like nobody’s business, haha! What an amazing recipe Natalie, loved your video too, as usual. I love all three of these sweeteners and so glad there is no banana, lol! That way I can make it! I think I still have some mulberries in the fridge. As always, you are so creative! 🙂
Thank you Brandi, and yeah it’s crazy sweet! I can’t really call this one healthy since it’s pretty much all sugar haha, but holidays! No bananas or dates, I knew you’d be proud 😀 Merry Christmas to you and Olivia and your entire family <3
This is so cool!! Homemade candies are so intimidating…but this looks so easy! Love the comparison to lace cookies too! Those are the best.
I wish I had photos of all my homemade candy-making fails over the years because there have been so many. Pretty much all of them actually haha! Taffy, marshmallows, gummies, anything involving a candy thermometer usually fails on me. I think I’ll stick to the oven, this is as close to candy making as I want to get 😀 Thanks Kaila, and merry Christmas Eve to you <3
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Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
so creative!!! do you think it would work in the dehydrator? add some carob and it would be a party! xx
Carob would be awesome in there! Not sure about the dehydrator, it might not get hot enough to dissolve and then recrystallize the sugar. It could work, but just don’t know since I don’t have one to try it out with, sorry.
Love this recipe and the hammer test 🙂 I’m sad because I’m fresh out of mulberries. Just have the tiniest amount of crumble left… Can’t wait to stock up. The amount of things you can do with them is unbelievable. I’d never think to use them for a brittle, but I love it! Looks amazing, cracks and crisps, what more could you want?! 🙂
Oh not, that is sad 🙁 You need to stock up before there are raw cakes or nice cream in desperate need of a crunchy fruity topping. They are super versatile! Although I’ve found some brands to be much more soft and chewy and better for snacking, and some more crunchy which are better for using in place of grains or nuts. I almost feel like I need to specify that in the recipes. But yes the brittle was actually brittle, yay!
Oh this is such a “Natalie-recipe” 😀 Love it! Sure it would be too sweet for me, but it still sounds so amazing to me. I always love your creative take on recipes. Hope you had some time to relax over the holidays!
Haha yes it definitely is! Very sweet and a little fruity 😀 Thanks dear, and yes my holiday was fun–just chilling with family. Hope yours was wonderful too!
Mine was very chilled too – it was really nice to relax for a few days! 🙂
I love mulberries! And could this be any simpler, or more candy crunchy fabulous? Love it!
Thanks Susie, great description! I love simple, 3 ingredient recipes are my favorite kind 🙂
This brittle is beautiful Natalie – mulberries are my FAVOURITE! I can just tell I’m going to love this recipe. I can’t wait to try it, I love everything about it <3
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Oh so you do have mulberries in the UK, yay! It seems they are a hard to find ingredient, but I agree they are amazing little things <3 Thanks for your sweet comment, we are all slowly getting back into the swing of blogging things 🙂
Is it weird that I’ve never seen those mulberries in the stores here? They look like yellow raspberries to me, but I think it’s no news anymore that we do have completely different fruits and veggies available. The brittle looks really good an I love the oven version! I love super basic recipes like these – 3 ingredients!! amazing 🙂
They do look like yellow raspberries, good call! I rarely see yellow raspberries here so I hadn’t made the connection. And to be honest, I rarely see mulberries in stores here either, I always have to order them. I guess they are just too obscure :/ I love super basic recipes too though, I just need to work on an oat or buckwheat version of this recipe for those who don’t have mulberries nearby!
how creative is this recipe? I love that it doesn’t involve any steps that would cause me to burn my fingers off lol! And I also don’t have a candy thermometer so this recipe works!
Yes exactly, all fingers are safe and far away from boiling sugar 😀
What a genius idea, Natalie!! Can’t believe you only used 3 ingredients!! 🙂 This is so creative!
That’s my kind of recipe! So easy and just 3 ingredients 🙂 I was just drooling over a huge bag of mulberries at the store and complaining about the price 😀 but seeing this recipe, I might just bite the bullet and get it.
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Thanks Lucie! I have been there before, I went through almost a whole bag developing this recipe which basically means I can’t eat anymore for months because I can’t afford to buy another bag. I will have to ration the ones that are left, but it was worth it 🙂
I love how simple this brittle is and mulberries are so yummy! Now to hide the mulberries from the family so maybe I’ll be able to make it. A bag never lasts long over here, haha!
Hahaha! Many moms have a secret stash of chocolate or alcohol, yours will be mulberries 😀
This recipe…KILLER DELICIOUS, easy, fun! I’ve given so much of it away, I’m going to make another double batch! My friend has a Mulberry tree, so I have plenty of dried mulberries! THANKYOU for perfecting this recipe…it truly is unbelievably yummy.
OH man I haven’t thought about this recipe in forever, but I am soooooo happy you loved it!!