Homemade peanut brittle: A crunchy and sweet holiday snack

What’s the one snack that grandma always gave you with a story? Did you get told about how she couldn’t enjoy peanut brittle like she used to and gave you a candy like peanut brittle and some money? Homemade peanut brittle is that snack that is often packed into trail mixes and road trip packs. The sweet, crunchy and hilariously sticky treat is really quick to put together and great for those holiday gift tins with cookies.

Homemade peanut brittle suggestions

You’ll be making your own sweet syrup that will harden and make your brittle easy to pack and divide into pieces. It’s similar to making caramel, so be aware that it is very hot and you do not want it on you. You can also infuse the syrup with herbs like rosemary or thyme if you want a creative savoury twist on your snack. Not only does it work as a great gift, but it’s also great to crumble on some desserts like ice cream or for bake sales.

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Be it as a gift, snack or addition to dessert, you’ll love this sweet and crunchy homemade peanut butter brittle recipe during the holidays.

Last updated on 14 Dec 2022

Homemade peanut brittle recipe

5 from 7 votes

Recipe by Jessica Alberts Course: Dessert, TreatsCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

25

minutes

Total time

30

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup 1 white sugar

• 1⁄2 cup 1⁄2 syrup

• 1⁄4 tsp 1⁄4 salt

• 1⁄4 cup 1⁄4 water

• 1 cup 1 peanuts

• 2 tbsp 2 butter, softened

• 1 tsp 1 bicarbonate soda

• oil for spatula

Method

• Grease a large cookie sheet or baking tray. Set aside.
• In a large saucepan add sugar, syrup, salt, and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently for 8-12 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a full boil.
• Add butter; continue cooking, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes or until a small amount of the mixture dropped into ice water forms a hard ball.
• Stir-in peanuts. Remove from heat and add bicarbonate of soda.
• Immediately, pour the mixture on to greased baking tray and using the oiled spatula, spread into a rectangle shape.
• Allow to cool. Once cool, break into pieces and enjoy!

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