Quick and Easy Holiday Peanut Brittle
Easy old Fashioned peanut brittle is a great holiday Christmas treat to make for friends, family, neighbors, and teachers. It's an easy recipe to make, and is just about the cheapest treat around. It's the best recipe around.
Servings: 1 pound
Calories: 169kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 2 cups dry roasted peanuts
- 1 Tablespoon baking soda
- 1 Tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Butter a 10" x 15" cookie sheet.
- In a medium saucepan, add the corn syrup, sugar, and peanuts. Bring to a boil while stirring constantly.
- Place a candy thermometer into the saucepan and continue boiling until the temperature reaches 275 degrees. Stir often. Watch closely toward the end to keep from burning. (The peanut brittle will be a golden brown color).
- Remove from the heat and add the butter and baking soda. Stir.
- Pour onto cookie sheet and spread out with a spatula.
- Cool for at least 30 minutes or until the candy has hardened.
- Break into pieces.
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Notes
Do not let the candy thermometer touch the bottom of the pan or it will read incorrectly. To get the proper temperature, make sure the thermometer is in the candy mixture.
Store peanut brittle in an airtight container or cover with plastic wrap.
Be careful, it's a very hot mixture.
Be sure to stir it often. As it gets closer to 275 degrees, keep an eye on it and keep stirring, or it will burn on the bottom fast.
When spreading the mixture out on the pan to cool, it will appear fluffy and foamy, but it will turn glossy and smooth as it cools.
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 196mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g