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Peanut Brittle (light, crispy, & oh so good)

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Ingredients

2 Cups Raw Peanuts

2 Cups Sugar

1 Cup  White Corn Syrup

1 Tsp Salt

1 Tsp Baking Soda

1 Tsp Vinegar

½ Cup Water

 

Add ½ cup water, 2 cups sugar and 1 cup white corn syrup in a large skillet (I used a 12” cast iron).  Cook until sugar has completely dissolved, about four minutes.  Then add the 2 cups of peanuts.  This is the hard part.  If you cook too long the peanuts will burn and if you do not cook long enough the peanut brittle will not have the correct flavor. Cook until the mixture starts to turn brown.  Usually about 8 to 9 minutes.  You can watch the peanuts to see when they start to turn brown.  When it is done cooking add the teaspoon of salt, Baking soda, and vinegar.  Stir the mixture.  This will cause air bubbles to form in the brittle.  The mixture will double in size this is why you need a large pan.  Now pour the mixture into 3 disposable buttered pie pans and let if flow out do not spread the mixture out.

A lot of recipes call for the mixture to be spread.. to me that makes peanut brutal, not brittle. 🙂  It’s a matter of preference, by not spreading, the air bubbles stay in… giving it more of an airy crispy texture.  When it is spread out, it removes all of the air bubbles, making it really hard.

Also, you can also use pecan pieces in place of peanuts for pecan brittle.. very good too! We’ve made almond brittle, cashew brittle, etc.

 

You will want to have you baking soda, salt, and vinegar ready to go so you can add it quickly to the mixture.  Make sure your pie pans are buttered and ready before you start. 

 

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December 23, 2011
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  1. Vicky Thornsbury says

    December 21, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    I was upset to find I had shared the recipe of peanut brittle to my timeline and have spent 20 min trying to find the recipe. It seems to have disappeared and been replaced only by this comment section!

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    • A Southern Girl says

      December 22, 2013 at 2:16 am

      I’m sorry you are having trouble. If you are on a computer, you’ll see a section on the right of the page that says ‘find my posts about’Just click on recipes and you should be able to find it. If you are on mobile, scroll all the way down and click ‘next page’ because it’s an older post. I think it’s the 3rd or 4th page back. Hope this helps!

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  2. Laura says

    December 8, 2017 at 8:09 am

    What type of vinegar?

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    • A Southern Girl says

      December 26, 2017 at 9:40 am

      Just plain distilled white vinegar.

      Reply

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