This is my Mom's recipe for peanut brittle. It is really easy and doesn't require a candy thermometer! You make this brittle in the microwave! I make this peanut brittle every year for Christmas, and everyone loves it. No one would ever know it was made in the microwave! You will have to play with the cooking times and adjust them to your microwave. It is also a good idea to have everything measured out before you start so the sugar doesn't harden prematurely.
Microwave Peanut Brittle
(Printable Recipe)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup (Karo)
1 Tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup peanuts (I use lightly salted cocktail peanuts)
1 tsp baking soda
Combine sugar and syrup in a microwave safe bowl (I use a glass bowl), stir. Microwave on high for 5 minutes. Add butter, vanilla and peanuts; stir. Microwave on high for 1 minute 30 seconds. Remove bowl from microwave and quickly stir in baking soda. Immediately pour mixture onto parchment paper, aluminum foil or a Silpat. Spread into a rectangle and let cool for 1 hour. Break into pieces and enjoy!
10 comments:
Looks very good Steph - I really like the homemade version.
I'm going to have to try this one, cause the last recipe I used wasn't that good.
Thanks!
Oh I have to make this! Thanks! Steph!
It so code outsyde it make MY peanut brittle !
I have this same recipe and have used it for years...never has it failed me.
Thanks for reminding me to get peanuts so I can make it for Christmas. :)
xo bj
P.S. Wish I had such a cute bowl to serve mine in. :))
Stephanie, I had a microwave peanut brittle recipe years ago that seems to have gotten lost. I was getting ready to Google for one, but afraid to trust just any ol version. Thanks so much for posting this.
That easy???? I can't wait to make me a batch, I LOVE peanut brittle.
so, i just tried out this recipe!!! it is SO tasty and SO easy. i had some problems getting the concoction to spread out to cool, but i just plopped it onto some parchment paper, waited an hour, and then took my meat beater to it! great way to get out some aggression too ;)! will DEF be doing this again :) thank you for such a great blog! <3 from wyoming!
My family loves peanut butter and this recipe is so much easier than mine. Thanks for sharing.
This looks soo good! I will have to try it out! Thanks
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