Easy Homemade Peanut Brittle

 

Easy Homemade Peanut Brittle

Whip up this delightful homemade peanut brittle in just 25 minutes! It’s a perfect blend of sweet, salty, crunchy, and buttery goodness. Made the classic way on your stovetop it’s sure to satisfy your cravings.   Enjoy a nostalgic treat that brings back memories!

Servings: 32

Ingredients

8 tablespoons salted butter, at room temperature

2 cups salted dry-roasted peanuts

1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

1½ teaspoons baking soda

2 cups white granulated sugar

1 cup light corn syrup

½ cup water

Special Equipment

11×17-inch rimmed baking sheet

parchment paper

3-quart sauce pot

candy thermometer

Instructions

Line an 11×17-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper (make sure the paper goes up the sides as well); set aside.

Measure out the butter, peanuts, vanilla, and baking soda; set aside.

You want to do this now because you won't have time to do it later when the candy is cooking.

Place the sugar, corn syrup and water in a 3-quart sauce pot; stir until combined.

Attach the candy thermometer to the side of the pot, making sure that it is submerged in the liquid but not touching the bottom of the pot (if it is touching the bottom of the pot, you could get an inaccurate temperature reading).

Put the pot on the stove and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally; continue boiling, stirring occasionally, until the temperature reaches 280°F.

This will take several minutes. Don't try to speed things up by cranking up the heat; you'll only end up with a burnt, unusable mess.

Stir in the butter and peanuts.

Continue boiling, now stirring constantly, until the temperature of the mixture reaches 300°F.

Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract and baking soda (the mixture will foam up quite a bit).

Immediately (and carefully) pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and quickly spread it out evenly in the pan, all the way to the edges, with a spoon, knife or spatula.

Allow to cool completely (about 1 hour).

Break into pieces and enjoy!

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