How to make your own peanut brittle

Making your own peanut brittle is easier than you think. This is great afternoon snack or serve crushed over ice cream as a dessert.

You can substitute the peanuts with almonds or cashews for a special treat.

Make sure to have all your ingredients ready as you need to react quickly once the sugar syrup is ready.

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Peanut Brittle Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Recipe by Jessica AlbertsCourse: Dessert, TreatsCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

25

minutes

Total time

30

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar

• 1/2 cup syrup

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 cup water

• 1 cup peanuts

• 2 tablespoons butter, softened

• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

• oil for spatula

Method

• Grease a large cookie sheet or baking tray. Set aside.
• In a large saucepan add sugar, syrup, salt, and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently for 8-12 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a full boil.
• Add butter; continue cooking, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes or until a small amount of the mixture dropped into ice water forms a hard ball.
• Stir in peanuts. Remove from heat and add bicarbonate of soda.
• Immediately, pour the mixture on to greased baking tray and using the oiled spatula, spread into a rectangle shape.
• Allow to cool. Once cool, break into pieces and enjoy!

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