Seriously…not too sweet…but sweet enough to make you realize that this is a treat. The cookie-like base is soft, yet holds the topping well. You definitely find all the sweetness in this treat in that topping. But it is that cashew brittle top that really makes Lily’s Bake Shoppe’s Krakovsky a stand out. The “shortbread” like cookie base was soft and flaky. But…what I got was a taste of shortbread with this layer of sweetness on top. I took a bite and wasn’t sure what to expect. I snapped a picture for the blog and served them up.

But, these felt like a brownie, to be honest. I expected, upon hearing the word “brittle” that these would be hard in texture, sort of like the brittle you get at Christmas time. I pulled them out of the box, opened up the sealed package and pulled out 2 of the little bars for myself and for the roomie. They are sort of a light brown color, with a touch of gold…like they were baked to that perfect color to get the right look and taste to them. I noticed, through the little window in the box, that these actually look like little blondies that have a crumble over the top. But…after a visit from a friend, we were in need of an easy dessert…and this was the answer to our prayers. They just sort of beckoned to me every morning from the counter…”EAT ME!” I felt like Alice in Wonderland…and obviously had to resist the urge to break into the box and give it a try. As is normally the case, we were polishing off other sweet treats as dessert, so I didn’t actually get to these until last week. We paid for the treat with the rest of the groceries that were on the list and headed out to complete the rest of the grocery shopping expedition. But…I decided to go with an interesting sounding, and not as appealing as far as visual goes…Krakovsky, or Cashew Brittle. There were nut rolls and chocolate rolls and cakes and cookies and…it just all sounded so amazing and looked fantastic too. The hard part, of course, was choosing which product to try. I had never heard of Lilly’s Bake Shoppe, but everything that was laid out on this display was not only kosher for passover, but also gluten-free.Īnd the roomie said the magic words…”Go ahead and pick one of them to try.” As this was prior to Easter and during the Jewish holiday of Passover…Whole Foods had an entire table of products from Lilly’s Bake Shoppe. …until the roomie spotted something we hadn’t seen there before. I was actually sticking to my list…minding my budget (hard to do in Whole Foods)… In this case, I was at my second stop of the day – the local Whole Foods. Hey, when you are a gluten-free vegetarian, you make time to go to the shops you know have the best deals on the stuff you need. It was an ordinary day when I set out to go grocery shopping at the nine different stores I frequent when I need to go grocery shopping. Product: Lilly’s Bake Shoppe Krakovsky (Cashew Brittle) – $9.99+

Lilly’s Bake Shoppe Krakovsky (Cashew Brittle)

Soft cashew brittle recipe