Do you have a certain food or candy which reminds you of your childhood? For me, it was this peanut brittle candy that my Grandma always make for us, and I would always watch her in the kitchen. Since peanut brittle is one of my all-time favorite candies, I decided to try and make it. Luckily, The Hillbilly Kitchen – Down Home Country Cooking via YouTube prepares peanut brittle the same way as my Grandma does, and it tastes pretty similar too!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of sugar
- ½ cup of white corn syrup
- ¼ cup of water
- 1¼ cup of raw peanuts
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 tablespoon of butter
Directions:
Step 1
Prepare a large pot, then combine the sugar, water, corn syrup, salt, and butter. Place the pot on a stove over medium heat and start slowly stirring the ingredients together. Once the mixture comes to a boil, you can add in the raw peanuts, then continue stirring. Use a food/ candy thermometer to determine whether the peanut mixture has already reached 300 degrees.
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Step 2
Once the peanut reached the right temperature or it started to thicken and turn into a brown color, remove it from the heat, and add in the vanilla extract and baking soda. Stir it fast until it is well combined, but do not stir for too long or it’ll be hard to pour. Once done, pour the peanut brittle mixture onto a lightly greased sheet pan, and quickly spread it out by tilting the pan around before it hardens. Let it cool for at least 30 minutes, then break it into pieces.
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Easy Homemade Peanut Brittle Recipe
