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Peppery Peanut Brittle

By: Janie Sanders  
"A touch of hot pepper sauce gives a unique zip to this crunchy confection from Janie Sanders of Vicksburg, Mississippi. 'We call it blistering brittle,' she says. The mixture reaches hard-crack stage in the microwave, so you don't even need a candy thermometer for this brittle."

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

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Original Recipe Yield 16 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups salted dry-roasted peanuts
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon butter (no substitutes)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Coat a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. pan and metal spatula with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. In a bowl, toss the peanuts, hot pepper sauce and allspice until evenly coated; set aside.
  2. In a 2-qt. microwave-safe glass bowl, combine sugar and corn syrup. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 4 minutes; stir. Add peanut mixture; stir until blended.
  3. Heat on high 4-5 minutes longer or until mixture turns a light amber color (mixture will be very hot). Stir in butter. Microwave 45 seconds longer. Quickly stir in baking soda and vanilla until mixture foams and becomes light-colored.
  4. Immediately pour mixture onto prepared pan and spread as thin as possible with prepared spatula. Cool. Bread into pieces.

Footnotes

  • This recipe was tested with an 850-watt microwave.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2007 by MeBeCrazyGirl 
Very good recipe. I was looking for an alternative to regular peanut brittle, because my... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2007 by cowgirls8 
Strangely interesting...I'm not sure this will be the xmas gift I hand out to everyone..It... MORE

 
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