Home-made Peanut Brittle
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 44
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 108.3
- Total Fat: 4.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 184.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 16.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Home-made Peanut Brittle calories by ingredient
Introduction
Recipe from my husband's grandfather. It was a Christmas tradition.Makes approximately 44 oz of brittle when done. Recipe from my husband's grandfather. It was a Christmas tradition.
Makes approximately 44 oz of brittle when done.
Number of Servings: 44
Ingredients
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3 cups white sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
½ cup water
3 cups peanuts (approx. 14 oz.)
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
Butter/cooking spray for greasing baking pan
Tips
Nutritional information does not include the butter or cooking spray used to grease the baking tray. *Best to use butter, for flavor integrity.
Use either a wooden spoon or a silicon spatula for stirring and spreading the brittle. Will be VERY HOT, easily burning skin. Handle carefully.
Directions
1. Lightly grease a 13x9 inch baking sheet with butter.
2. Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a large pot (3 quart), mixing well.
3. Heat over medium-high heat until 280o F (using a candy/deep-fry thermometer). Stir mixture often (using a silicon spatula works well, as the mixture won’t stick to it), being sure not to let mixture burn.
4. Gradually add the peanuts (if peanuts are raw, maintain the 280o bowl, while stirring to keep nuts from burning).
5. Increase the temperature of the mixture to 300o F. Remove from heat.
6. Add baking soda and salt, mixing well (do not let boil over!).
7. Pour mixture into pan and spread as thin as possible.
8. Let stand to cool. Crack, and eat!
Serving Size: Makes 44 oz of brittle
Number of Servings: 44
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WINTERBIOLOGY.
2. Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a large pot (3 quart), mixing well.
3. Heat over medium-high heat until 280o F (using a candy/deep-fry thermometer). Stir mixture often (using a silicon spatula works well, as the mixture won’t stick to it), being sure not to let mixture burn.
4. Gradually add the peanuts (if peanuts are raw, maintain the 280o bowl, while stirring to keep nuts from burning).
5. Increase the temperature of the mixture to 300o F. Remove from heat.
6. Add baking soda and salt, mixing well (do not let boil over!).
7. Pour mixture into pan and spread as thin as possible.
8. Let stand to cool. Crack, and eat!
Serving Size: Makes 44 oz of brittle
Number of Servings: 44
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WINTERBIOLOGY.