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Peanut Brittle Recipe
A peanut brittle recipe from Amish country that is melt-in-your-mouth good. Hear our secrets for making this brittle light, crisp, and airy. You’ll love it!
Prep Time
25 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
24
Calories:
129 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups peanut raw
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper and spray the parchment paper with cooking spray.
- In a 3 quart saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. Cook this mixture over medium heat to the soft ball stage (about 238 degrees) on a candy thermometer, stirring it only until the sugar dissolved. Add the peanuts, salt and butter. Cook the mixture to the hard crack stage (about 290 degrees) on a candy thermometer. Remove the mixture from the heat and add the vanilla and baking soda. Stir the mixture thoroughly.
- Pour the mixture onto the prepared cookie sheet. Spread it to about 1/4" thick.
- Let the candy cool completely before breaking the candy into pieces.
- Makes about 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of peanut brittle.
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Notes
- The calories shown are based on the recipe being broken into 24 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 piece of brittle. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.
Nutrition Information
Calories
129kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
109mg
(5%)
Potassium
67mg
(1%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
30IU
(1%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 129
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 129kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 109mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 67mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 30IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.