How To Make Easy Peanut Brittle
Enjoy a sweet, crunchy, buttery treat to curb your afternoon hunger with this tasty peanut brittle! Whip up a batch in less than 30 minutes.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2cupssugar
- ½cupwater
- 1stickunsalted butter
- cuplight corn syrup
- ½tspbaking soda
- 12ozpeanuts,roasted, salted
- fleur de sel,or crushed Maldon sea salt
Instructions
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In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, water, butter, and corn syrup and bring to a boil. Cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, until the caramel is light brown and registers 300 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
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Remove from the heat and carefully stir in the baking soda. The mixture will bubble. Stir in the nuts, then immediately scrape the brittle onto a large rimmed, nonstick baking sheet.
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Using the back of a large spoon (oil it lightly if it sticks), spread the brittle into a thin, even layer. Sprinkle with salt.
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Let cool completely for about 30 minutes.
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Break the brittle into large shards, then serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 2143.56kcal
- Fat: 129.58g
- Saturated Fat: 39.70g
- Trans Fat: 1.85g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 53.42g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 28.18g
- Carbohydrates: 227.43g
- Fiber: 14.46g
- Sugar: 207.66g
- Protein: 44.37g
- Cholesterol: 121.48mg
- Sodium: 1132.50mg
- Calcium: 174.31mg
- Potassium: 1216.91mg
- Iron: 7.91mg
- Vitamin A: 386.46µg
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