Awesome Microwave Peanut Brittle
Recipe: #16835
January 19, 2015
"The name says it all.. AWESOME!... and easy, easy, easy, just 8 minutes in the microwave and you have most delicious addictive peanut brittle WARNING! be prepared to eat the the entire pan!"
Original recipe yields 10 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (53.4 g)
- Calories 200.8
- Total Fat - 9.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.1 g
- Cholesterol - 3.1 mg
- Sodium - 194.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.9 g
- Sugars - 20 g
- Protein - 4.9 g
- Calcium - 13.3 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Before starting to make the brittle, generously brush a non-stick cooking/baking sheet with melted butter or margarine.
Step 2
In a plastic microwave-safe 2 litre bowl mix the white sugar, corn syrup and salt together; microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes (removing to stir halfway through). Remove add in peanuts and stir well; return to microwave for 4 minutes.
Step 3
Remove and stir in butter and vanilla until combined; place back in microwave for 1 minute; quickly stir in baking soda until thoroughly combined.
Step 4
Quickly pour onto buttered baking sheet - DO not stir this will cause bubbles, instead move the pan to level the brittle to a semi-thin layer.
Step 5
When cool, break into pieces.
Step 6
TIP: Soak the bowl and spoon in very hot water to clean
Tips & Variations
- Microwave-safe bowl
Tags :
Candy
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