Peanut Brittle

Peanut Brittle
Peanut Brittle requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 139 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 15. If you have water, corn syrup, peanuts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet.

Instructions

1
Lay out several sheets of foil to spoon the hot peanut brittle onto.
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2
In a large skillet mix the sugar, syrup, and water together. Cook at a medium-high heat, stirring regularly.
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3
Heat until the mixture has a hard ball consistency.
4
Heat to 250 to 265 degrees F (121 to 129 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball. If you don't own a candy thermometer, occasionally hold spoon above mixture, allowing it to drip off spoon. When mixture is at hard ball stage, it will 'hair' off the spoon when falling, looking like a clear spider web.
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5
Once mixture is at hard ball consistency, add raw peanuts. (They will pop a little.) When mixture starts to turn a light clear-brown, as if it's starting to burn, remove from stove.
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6
Add soda and stir.
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Mixture will foam up.
8
Spoon out bite-size pieces onto unbuttered foil, stirring constantly between each couple of pieces.
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Mixture can also be poured onto unbuttered foil as one big piece and broken into smaller pieces once cooled.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings15
Health Score1
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