Very Beary Peanut Brittle Recipes

PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a 10x15 inch baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
• Place sugar, syrup, and water in a 2 quart with candy thermometer attached and bring to a boil over medium heat. Slowly stir in the butter a little at a time. Let mixture boil, stirring occasionally.
• When mixture reaches 250 degrees (when you drop a little of it into cold water it forms pliable strands), add the peanuts. Stir constantly for 7-10 more minutes until mixture reaches 300 degrees (when dropped in water it forms brittle strands). Immediately remove from heat, add the vanilla and baking soda, and stir until evenly combined. Pour onto parchment lined baking sheet and spread evenly.
• Let cool and set. Use a mallet or back of a spoon to crack the brittle into pieces.

THE BEST PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and grease with nonstick cooking spray.
• Stir together the sugar, corn syrup and 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan fitted with a candy/deep-fry thermometer. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, then continue to boil until it's golden brown and it reaches 340 degrees F, about 15 minutes.
• Working quickly, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter and baking soda until smooth (it will foam and bubble up). Stir in the peanuts until evenly distributed amongst the sugar mixture.
• Pour onto the prepared baking sheet and quickly smooth with a rubber spatula into a thin and even layer. Let harden uncovered at room temperature until cooled completely. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

MRS. BARNEY'S PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• 1. Butter a large sheet pan (10" X 15" or larger)and set aside on a heat proof surface.
• 2. Place sugar, water and corn syrup in large saucepan (mine is 4.2 qt size, which had room to spare). Bring to a boil over medium-to-medium high heat, stirring gently to dissolve sugar. Continue to boil to Soft Ball stage (240° on candy thermometer), stirring occasionally.
• 3. When syrup mixture has reached 240° add peanuts, vanilla and butter. Stir constantly, continuing to cook to Hard Crack stage (295°).
• 4. Remove from burner. Add baking soda. Stir ONLY until well mixed and foamy, but do NOT stir foam down.
• 5. Pour onto prepared sheet pan. DO NOT FLATTEN; allow it to settle on its own.
• 6. When brittle has hardened, but is still hot, sprinkle sugar on top.
• 7. As soon as brittle is hard and cool enough to handle, break up and place in an airtight container.
• 8. NOTES: Mrs. Barney stressed that the baking soda MUST be very fresh and should be purchased the day you are planning to make the brittle. If using a candy thermometer, it is very important to attach the thermometer to the pan before heating the sugar/water/syrup mixture and allow the thermometer to heat with it. Be sure the bulb of the thermometer does not touch the bottom of the pan. Clean up is very easy if you fill the pan with VERY hot water and let the pan and any utensils that you used sit in the hot water for a few minutes until the hardened candy dissolves.

QUICK AND EASY PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir sugar and salt with melted butter to dissolve completely. Remove saucepan from heat, add peanuts, and stir to coat completely; immediately pour onto prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
• Refrigerate until brittle, at least 30 minutes. Separate from parchment and break into pieces.

MOM'S BEST PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
• In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
• Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter and baking soda; pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces.

PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200°F. Butter 2 cookie sheets, 15 1/2x12 inches, and keep warm in oven. Mix baking soda, 1 teaspoon water and the vanilla; reserve.
• Mix sugar, 1 cup water and the corn syrup in 3-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, to 240°F on candy thermometer or until small amount of syrup dropped into very cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from water.
• Stir in butter and peanuts. Cook, stirring constantly, to 300°F or until small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard, brittle threads. (Watch carefully so mixture does not burn.) Immediately remove from heat. Quickly stir in baking soda mixture until light and foamy.
• Pour half the candy mixture onto each cookie sheet; quickly spread about 1/4 inch thick. Cool completely, at least 1 hour. Break into pieces. Store in covered container.

VERY BEARY PEANUT BRITTLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease large baking sheet and back of large spoon or spatula; set aside. Place sugar, water, corn syrup and margarine in medium saucepan. Cook on medium-low heat until sugar mixture reaches 290°F when tested with candy thermometer, stirring occasionally. Stir in peanuts; continue to cook until mixture reaches 300°F. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and baking soda until well blended.
• Pour onto prepared baking sheet; spread into thin layer with back of prepared spoon. Sprinkle with graham snacks; press snacks into hot candy with back of spoon. Cool completely.
• Break candy into bite-size pieces. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 2 weeks.

MOM'S EASY PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• 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).
• Stir in butter and peanuts until golden brown.
• Stir in vanilla and soda.
• Pour into 2 buttered pizza pans, just shaking pan to even out mixture.
• Cool and break into pieces.

QUICK PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a baking tray with baking parchment. Melt the sugar in a medium frying pan over a medium heat for 4-5 mins until caramelised - it should be a dark amber colour. Don't stir, as this causes the sugar to crystallise - instead, tilt the pan slowly so the sugar melts evenly.
• Add the peanuts, stir with a wooden spoon, then quickly and carefully tip onto the prepared tray. Immediately sprinkle over the sea salt flakes and leave to cool until set. Will keep for several weeks in an airtight container.

BEST EVER MICROWAVE PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Mix sugar and corn syrup together and cook on high for 4 minutes.
• Add peanuts mix well and cook on high for 3 minutes.
• Add butter and vanilla and cook on high for 2 minutes.
• Add baking soda and mix well, mixture will foam.
• Spread on well butter foil.
• when completely cooled break in to pieces.
• Store in air tight container.
• NOTE: Any type of nut can be used in place of the peanuts.