Recipe Peanut Brittle Easy
Homemade peanut brittle in 6 steps.
Recipe peanut brittle easy. In a heavy 2 quart saucepan over medium heat bring to a boil sugar corn syrup salt and water. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees f 150 degrees c or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates. Stir in vanilla and soda.
Stir in corn syrup. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Keep in mind that when you make peanut brittle the sugar bubbles up as it continues to cook.
This stuff is sticky and we want to be extra safe in making sure it will release from the pan. Add peanuts and cook 2 to 3 more minutes or to 280. It also expands when you add baking soda.
How to make peanut brittle making peanut brittle is actually really easy but don t let the simplicity of this recipe fool you there is some science happening here. Immediately pour onto prepared pan and spread into an even layer. Remove saucepan from heat add peanuts and stir to coat completely.
Refrigerate until brittle at least 30 minutes. You cook the sugar water and corn syrup until it reaches 300 f which is the hard crack stage which is basically like a lolli pop when it cools. Stir syrup water and sugar together in large heavy pan to hard ball stage 250 f 265 f a little of this syrup dropped into cold water will form a hard ball.
Add the sugar corn syrup or golden syrup salt butter and water into a large heavy bottomed pot. Line a large cookie sheet 17 25 x 14 9 inch with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Mixture should be golden brown remove from heat and stir in butter and remaining ingredients.