Mom's Best  Peanut Brittle Recipe
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Mom's Best Peanut Brittle

By: Amanda  
"This is a wonderful peanut brittle that is easy to make and wows everyone! Have all the ingredients for this recipe measured out and ready. This recipe requires that you react quickly. You do not have time to measure ingredients in between steps."

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Original Recipe Yield 1 pound
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 cup peanuts
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

  1. Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
  2. In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
  3. Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter or margarine and baking soda; pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 143 | Total Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 4mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 28, 2004 by HAWNTER 
Wow! For those of you who put in 2 cups of peanuts, you must really like a lot of nuts! I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 5, 2005 by ANTILOPE 
This recipe turns out great. I've made it several times. I use a digital candy thermometer for... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by Chandell 
Great Brittle. A few tips: Be sure to have butter and baking soda measured out beforehand and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2006 by KSharun 
This is my first time making candy, and it was awesome!! I added the teaspoon of vanilla as... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2005 by PAULABASKET 
I'd give this ten stars if I could! I made many batches of this and gave out for Christmas... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2004 by Sarah Brodwall 
Fabulous! This stuff tastes just wonderful, and was very easy to make with very little... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2006 by SJMARQ 
This is the recipe my family has used for 30 years and always gets rave reviews. Certainly a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2006 by Dean75 
This peanut brittle is delicious! It is fairly simple to make, even for a novice candy maker.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2006 by LYNNESRI 
I just finished tasting my first batch and wow it is awesome! My husband is a brittle expert... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2006 by Mary G 
LOVED IT! I took some of the advice from other reviewers and waited to add the peanuts at 250... MORE

 
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