For some folks, the feeling of really being in the holiday season starts with music, or snow, or holiday cards, or spiritual services.
I enjoy all of those holiday experiences, but for me, it’s only when I start stirring up batch after batch of peanut brittle that I really feel like the holiday season is underway. I’m not sure where I found this peanut brittle recipe, or exactly when I started making it to give to friends and family at the holidays. But by now, it’s a Christmas tradition I look forward to and enjoy. Oh, I make cookies and Buckeye candies, but I really enjoy making this peanut brittle. It’s easy, and the results are addictively tasty!
Last year, I shared my one-and-only LIVE cooking video, showing how to make this tasty treat. Here it is again:
Here is the recipe, in case you’d like to give it a try.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup white corn syrup
- 1 cup roasted, salted peanutes
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or bourbon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Process:
- Prepare cookie sheet by covering with aluminum foil and spraying with spray grease.
- Stir sugar and syrup together in 4 cup (or larger) glass (such as Pyrex) measuring cup.
- Microwave on high, 3 minutes.
- Stir in peanuts.
- Microwave on high, 3 minutes.
- Stir in butter and vanilla OR bourbon.
- Microwave on high 1-2 minutes. (In my microwave, I run the microwave in this step for 1 and 1/2 minutes. Shorter, and the brittle comes out gummy; longer and it comes out burned. Microwave strengths vary, so I recommend trying 1 and 1/2 minutes for your first batch, and then adjusting if needed.)
- Add baking soda, stir until foamy, and pour on greased sheet.
- Let cool and then break up candy with rolling pin.
Enjoy!
Stay well,
