Mom's Best Peanut Brittle PT55M https://img4.recipesrun.com/201907/2019/1112/62/4/033171/300x200x50.jpg 16 servings Ingredients: 1 tsp. baking soda 2 tbsp. butter, softened 1 cup peanuts 1/4 cup water 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1 cup white sugar
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Mom's Best Peanut Brittle

By Ellie

16 Person
55 Minutes
143 Calories
This is a wonderful peanut brittle that is easy to make and wows everyone! Have all the ingredients for this recipe measured out and ready. This recipe requires that you react quickly. You do not have time to measure ingredients in between steps.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp. baking soda

  • 2 tbsp. butter, softened

  • 1 cup peanuts

  • 1/4 cup water

  • 1/4 tsp. salt

  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup

  • 1 cup white sugar

Method

  • 01
    Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
  • 02
    In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
  • 03
    Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter and baking soda; pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces.

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    Mom's Best Peanut Brittle

    3.9

    ( By Ellie )

    This is a wonderful peanut brittle that is easy to make and wows everyone! Have all the ingredients for this recipe measured out and ready. This recipe requires that you react quickly. You do not have time to measure ingredients in between steps.
    01 Information
    • Grade easy
    • Serving 16 servings
    • Calorie 143 Kcal
    • Prep Time 10 Mins
    • Cook Time 45 Mins
    • Total Time 55 Mins
    02 Ingredients
    1 tsp. baking soda
    2 tbsp. butter, softened
    1 cup peanuts
    1/4 cup water
    1/4 tsp. salt
    1/2 cup light corn syrup
    1 cup white sugar
    03 Method
    Step 1
    Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
    Step 2
    In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
    Step 3
    Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter and baking soda; pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces.
    04 Author
    Ellie Ellie
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