Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine

Candy Making

Don't Walk AwayWhile Cooking!!

After It's Cooled

Tips

Always use a candy thermometer

Don't over add ingredients, measure everything to exact amounts

The crack stage at 300 degrees is very important so pay close attention to this temperature

Assorted nuts make a great nut brittle and you can also drizzle it with melted chocolate

My favorite to use are almonds, macadamia nuts, and pistachios.

Cool completely before breaking it up

Store in tins, not plastic

This can be made with non-salted nuts or salted nuts.

Do not double the recipe

It also makes great gifts around the Christmas Holiday

Ingredients You Will Need to Make Peanut Brittle

(for exact measurements, scroll to the recipe card below and print it off)

sugar

water

corn syrup (white)

baking soda

butter

pure vanilla

salted roasted peanuts or other nuts (you can use raw peanuts if you do then add around 1/4 teaspoon salt in with the sugar stage of this recipe and before adding the raw peanuts.)

Tools You Will Need

Oven mitts

Cookie Sheet

Parchment Paper

Butter Spray

Heavy-duty deep saucepan

Wooden spoon ( easier to clean and if you use silicon check to see how high it will sustain the heat

Measuring spoons and cups

Candy Thermometer

Rubber Mallet

Pretty Gift Tins

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With Image Without Image Peanut Brittle Yield: Around 2 pounds

Author: Claudia Lamascolo prep time: 16 M cook time: 25 M total time: 41 M This is a buttery homemade peanut brittle. So easy you will never buy store-bought again! Perfect for gift-giving around the holidays and delicious anytime to snack on! ingredients: 1 cup sugar

1/4 water

1/2 cup corn syrup (white)

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon pure vanilla

2 cups salted roasted peanuts (however you can use raw peanuts if you do then add around 1/4 teaspoon salt in with the sugar stage of this recipe and before adding the raw peanuts.) instructions: How to cook Peanut Brittle Using a heavy-duty saucepan (nonstick) and a wooden spoon for stirring, add in corn syrup, sugar, and water. Use the low setting on your stove. Mine is number 2. Put a candy thermometer in place and keep stirring until this syrup reaches 250 degrees. Add the peanuts and continue stirring until the thermometer reads 300 degrees. Take off heat, add the butter, baking soda and vanilla until blended. Pour onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet spreading out as thin as possible. Cool completely. Break apart with hands or by using a rubber mallet. Store in a tin or glass jar covered tightly. NOTES: Make sure you follow the candy thermometer cooking times perfectly. You will need to have a pan that the candy thermometer reaches to the bubbling mixture accurately so the pan should be around 3 to 4 quart in size.

Also, use a non-stick pan for cooking in and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper to pour the brittle on. Calories

125 Fat (grams)

22 Sat. Fat (grams)

11 Carbs (grams)

22 Net carbs

10 Sugar (grams)

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Having to use a candy thermometer for candy making is just a little bit intimidating, believe me I know.Growing up, I would watch mom make this brittle, and think wow that's so complicated and hard just seeing this tool.Well, the good news is, it's not difficult and the candy thermometer is a must-have tool to have a successful peanut brittle.I have tried the cold water test where you add a little hot mixture while boiling the syrup for this candy into a cup of ice water and if it immediately looks like hard glass it was done.It was hit and miss with that method!That really didn't work for me when I didn't have the proper tools, the candy still wasn't hard enough when it set and I would have to try cooking it again, and I would usually burn the candy syrup!So in closing on this subject, GET a candy thermometer and save yourself the aggravation!One thing I learned through the years that really important, do not answer the phone, walk away from the stove or get distracted.When the temperature hits the right stage and degrees, it can turn to burnt quickly if you don't pay absolute close attention.There is nothing worse than burnt peanut brittle in your pan, I honestly have had to throw out my pan once and the smell of it was horrible!Also, prepare a cookie sheet by buttering it or line it with parchment paper ahead of time.You want everything ready when the candy is completed cooking.Be very careful when pouring it and wear oven mitts as well.Let this mixture cool completely before tasting it, the candy will burn your mouth it's very hot!You can break this easily after it's cooled.I like all different sized pieces and shapes.You can decide to break it up with your hands or use a rubber mallet to smash it.If you do use the mallet put it in a plastic heavy-duty bag over the brittle first to prevent it flying.Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2013. It was edited and re-published in 2019.