Peanut Brittle

by Pam on December 17, 2012

I am so excited about this recipe! I’ve always been intimidated by making candies so I don’t make them. A childhood friend of mine recently posted on Facebook that she is the queen of peanut brittle so I immediately asked for her recipe. I made a small batch this afternoon and it turned out AMAZING and it was so easy to make! My kids were the taste testers and they both fell instantly in love with this peanut brittle. We have friends coming over for dinner tomorrow night and I am excited to serve this for dessert – I have a feeling it’s going to make a lot of people happy. Thanks for sharing Amy… you’re the best (and so is your peanut brittle recipe)!

Prepare a baking tray by either coating with butter or lining with a silpat mat that has bee coated in cooking spray.

Combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a heavy sauce pan over high heat. Cook and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Continue cooking on high until candy thermometer reaches 290 degrees. Once it reaches 290 degrees, add the peanuts and butter. Continue cooking and stir constantly for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add baking soda and salt, then return to a medium heat stirring and cooking until desired color (caramel color)…. usually takes just a of couple minutes.

Pour out onto the prepared baking sheet and spread to desired thickness. Cool completely then break up into pieces.  Enjoy.

Side Note: I cleaned my spoon, pan, and candy thermometer by submerging them in the pan full of water and simmed them until they were clean.

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Peanut Brittle

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 cups raw spanish peanuts
1 tsp butter
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

Prepare a baking tray by either coating with butter or lining with a silpat mat that has bee coated in cooking spray.

Combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a heavy sauce pan over high heat. Cook and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Continue cooking on high until candy thermometer reaches 290 degrees. Once it reaches 290 degrees, add the peanuts and butter. Continue cooking and stir constantly for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add baking soda and salt, then return to a medium heat stirring and cooking until desired color (caramel color)…. usually takes just a of couple minutes.

Pour out onto the prepared baking sheet and spread to desired thickness. Cool completely then break up into pieces. Enjoy.

Side Note: I cleaned my spoon, pan, and candy thermometer by submerging them in the pan full of water and simmed them until they were clean.

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net
Original recipe Amy Wall

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