Best 8 Easy Peanut Brittle Recipes

QUICK AND EASY PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir sugar and salt with melted butter to dissolve completely. Remove saucepan from heat, add peanuts, and stir to coat completely; immediately pour onto prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
• Refrigerate until brittle, at least 30 minutes. Separate from parchment and break into pieces.

MOM'S EASY PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Stir syrup, water and sugar together in large, heavy pan to hard ball stage (250*F- 265*F-- A little of this syrup dropped into cold water will form a hard ball).
• Stir in butter and peanuts until golden brown.
• Stir in vanilla and soda.
• Pour into 2 buttered pizza pans, just shaking pan to even out mixture.
• Cool and break into pieces.

EASY MICROWAVE PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Spray a baking sheet and a wooden spoon with cooking spray.
• Mix sugar and corn syrup together in a microwaveable bowl safe for high temperatures.
• Heat sugar mixture in microwave on high for 5 minutes.
• Stir peanuts and butter into sugar mixture. Heat in microwave until mixture becomes a caramel color, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Mix baking soda and vanilla extract into syrup until smooth and foam has dissipated. Spread candy onto the prepared baking sheet using the sprayed wooden spoon. Work quickly; candy hardens fast. Let stand until cool. Break into pieces to serve.

EASY NO-FAIL MICROWAVE PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 3-qt heat-resistant plastic microsafe bowl.
• Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
• Stir in peanuts; microwave on high for 2-3 mins longer, or until peanuts and syrup are lightly browned.
• Add butter, vanilla and baking soda.
• Mix until light and foamy (be careful, syrup is HOT!).
• Pour quickly onto a buttered cookie sheet, and spread to desired thickness.
• When cool, break into pieces.

QUICK AND EASY PEANUT BRITTLE (MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• 1. grease Teflon cookie sheet with butter.
• 2. In glass microwavable bowl combine peanuts. sugar.corn syrup and salt
• 3. microwave on hi for 6-7 minutes, I microwave for 3 then give it a quick stir and then microwave for another 3 minutes
• 4. stir in butter and vanilla, and return to microwave for another 2 minutes,
• 5. Remove from micro wave and quickly stir in baking soda, mixture will look slightly foamy. Pour on to prepared cookie sheet and spread quickly with the back of the spoon. cool and break into pieces.

PEANUT BRITTLE (EASY - MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• 1. Combine Peanuts, sugar, syrup and salt in a 2 quart microwaveable bowl.
• 2. Cook on high in microwave for 8 minutes, stopping to stir half-way through
• 3. Add butter and Vanilla, mix well
• 4. Cook for 2 additional minutes
• 5. add baking soda and stir quickly until light and foamy
• 6. spread into a well buttered baking sheet
• 7. Cool and break into pieces, serve!

EASY PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Spray (nonstick spray) or butter a 12x16x1/2-inch pan lightly.
• Combine the sugar, butter, water, and corn syrup in a large saucepan and stir until all the sugar is wet.
• Cook over high heat, stirring, until the mixture turns medium golden (300°F).
• Immediately remove from the heat and carefully whisk in the baking soda followed by the salt (take care; the mixture will rise in the pan and bubble).
• Fold in the peanuts.
• Quickly pour the mixture onto the prepared sheet pan and spread it out using the back of the spoon before it starts to harden. (It may not cover the whole pan).
• Once the brittle is completely cool, break it into bite-size pieces with the back of a knife or other blunt instrument.

EASY OLD TIMEY PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients EXCEPT the baking soda in a heavy skillet & cook until the peanuts start to pop & mixture begins to brown. Stir often so all the peanuts cook evenly. On my stove it will cook about 20 minutes on 6 1/2 from the time I turn it on.
• 2. The peanuts pop open about the time the syrup turns a carmel color. Then take off the heat & add the baking soda. Stir quickly & mix well. Pour & spread out evenly on a greased cookie sheet.
• 3. When cool break up into pieces as desired. Eat & enjoy!!