That is the simplest peanut brittle recipe as a result of it’s made within the microwave! It’s made with easy elements and comes collectively shortly. You’ll need to add this recipe to our vacation baking pronto!

❤️ WHY WE LOVE IT

We love this recipe as a result of it actually simplifies the method of constructing peanut brittle. It takes a lot of the guesswork out of it, and….it’s scrumptious! Mother first discovered this recipe in her Sharp Carousel Cooking E book years in the past. We’ve got modified it a tad, and it at all times comes out nice. We love including it to reward luggage for Christmas, and it additionally makes an exquisite hostess reward for vacation events.

SWAPS

You may simply swap out the peanuts for cashews or pecans. Many have requested about swapping corn syrup for an additional ingredient, however sadly, I’ve not discovered one which works nicely.

⭐TIP

• Bear in mind to make use of a glass dish to organize the brittle in. This combination will change into very popular, so be further cautious when dealing with it. Let the bowl cool earlier than washing.
• All microwaves differ of their wattage. So watching it’s essential. Keep in mind that the peanut brittle combination needs to be LIGHT BROWN.

RECIPE VARIATIONS

Completely different nuts work nice with this recipe. Attempt pecans, almonds, or cashews. You possibly can drop chocolate chips on high instantly after spreading it on a baking sheet. Add a few sprinkles of sea salt for a deep, salty taste.

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Microwave Peanut Brittle

Leigh Walkup

This recipe for Microwave Peanut Brittle is scrumptious! Its tremendous straightforward to make and has fantastic evaluations. Video included.

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time 10 minutes minutes

Whole Time 15 minutes minutes

Course sweet

Delicacies American, southern

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup mild corn syrup
• Sprint of salt
• 1 to 1 1/2 cups shelled uncooked peanuts May use common peanuts or pecans, too
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• Spray a baking sheet generously. Mix sugar, corn syrup and salt in a 3 quart microwave GLASS bowl. Stir in peanuts and microwave on excessive till mild brown. (About 9 to 10 minutes.) Microwaves differ so you’ll have to watch the timing.

• Stir twice whereas cooking.(This will get very popular, so watch out to not get burned.) Stir in remaining elements. Combination needs to be mild and foamy. Rapidly unfold as skinny as attainable on greased baking sheet. Let cool and break into items. Makes about 1 pound of peanut brittle

• Bear in mind to make use of a glass dish to organize the brittle in. This combination will change into very popular, so be further cautious when dealing with it.
• All microwaves differ of their wattage. So watching it’s essential. Keep in mind that the peanut brittle combination needs to be LIGHT BROWN. Watch video for extra instruction.

Key phrase straightforward recipe, microwave peanut brittle, peanut brittle

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