Brown Sugar Pecan Brittle

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup brown sugar 
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon to taste
• 1 cup pecans crushed to taste
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• baking paper

Directions

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir brown sugar in hot butter until dissolved.
2. Add cinnamon and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
3. Stir vanilla into brown sugar mixture; cook and stir until vanilla stops sizzling, about 30 seconds.
4. Add pecans; cook and stir until pecans are fragrant and lightly toasted, about 1 minute.
5. Pour pecan mixture out in a layer on parchment paper.
6. Let cool to room temperature before breaking into pieces, about 20 minutes.