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."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (616)

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Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
55 Min

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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 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 Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 28, 2004 by HAWNTER   view full review
Wow! For those of you who put in 2 cups of peanuts, you must really like a lot of nuts! I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 5, 2005 by ANTILOPE   view full review
This recipe turns out great. I've made it several times. I use a digital candy thermometer for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by Chandell   view full review
Great Brittle. A few tips: Be sure to have butter and baking soda measured out beforehand and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2006 by KSharun   view full review
This is my first time making candy, and it was awesome!! I added the teaspoon of vanilla as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2005 by PAULABASKET   view full review
I'd give this ten stars if I could! I made many batches of this and gave out for Christmas...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2004 by Sarah Brodwall   view full review
Fabulous! This stuff tastes just wonderful, and was very easy to make with very little...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2006 by Mary G   view full review
LOVED IT! I took some of the advice from other reviewers and waited to add the peanuts at 250...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2006 by SJMARQ   view full review
This is the recipe my family has used for 30 years and always gets rave reviews. Certainly a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2006 by Dean75   view full review
This peanut brittle is delicious! It is fairly simple to make, even for a novice candy maker....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2006 by LYNNESRI   view full review
I just finished tasting my first batch and wow it is awesome! My husband is a brittle expert...

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