Cracker Barrel Peanut Brittle is another one of the restaurant's exclusive buys. It's kettle-cooked in small batches using Virginia Grade A Spanish peanuts, then stretched and turned by hand.

The result is akin to Christmas cracker candy or matzo toffee, yet the absence of melted chocolate somehow heightens the contrast of the brittle toffee and the salty, crispy crackers. I love how ...