Description
Homemade peanut brittle is a sweet and crunchy treat made with sugar, peanuts, and butter.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup unsalted peanuts
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Grease a baking sheet with butter.
- In a saucepan, combine sugar and corn syrup over medium heat.
- Stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Add peanuts and butter, stirring constantly.
- Boil until mixture reaches 300°F (hard crack stage).
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda.
- Pour the mixture onto the greased baking sheet.
- Spread evenly and let cool completely.
- Brittle can be broken into pieces once cooled.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container.
- Be cautious of hot sugar syrup.
- For a twist, add chocolate drizzling on top.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Candy
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ounce
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 20mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 5mg