Best 2 Minute Peanut Brittle Recipes

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MICROWAVE PEANUT BRITTLE



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This is a wonderful recipe but you should only make it once a year, because you can't stop eating it.

Provided by Joyce

Categories     Desserts     Nut Dessert Recipes     Peanut Dessert Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 35

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup white sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
1 cup salted peanuts
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda

Steps:

  • Butter a cookie sheet. Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 2 quart glass bowl and microwave on high 4 minutes. Stir in peanuts and microwave on high 3 1/2 minutes more, then stir in butter and vanilla and microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.
  • Stir in baking soda until light and foamy. Pour onto cookie sheet and spread thin. Cool completely and break into pieces and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 61.2 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Cholesterol 0.3 mg, Fat 2.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 73.6 mg, Sugar 7.2 g

2-MINUTE PEANUT BRITTLE



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This is a recipe I got a couple years back from Sandra Lee on Food Network. I use it every year and we love it. I use a 1000 watt microwave--if yours is slower or faster, adjust time.

Provided by STARTERWIFE

Categories     Candy

Time 2m

Yield 1 pound, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

24 individually wraped caramels (unwrapped)
1 cup dry roasted peanuts

Steps:

  • In microwave safe bowl, microwave about 2 minutes or till caramels are melted.
  • Stir till smooth
  • Fold in nuts.
  • Pour on a sprayed cookie sheet and with back of spoon spread as thin as possible.
  • Cool; break into pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.9, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 0.7, Sodium 101.6, Carbohydrate 9.8, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 7, Protein 2.7

QUICK AND EASY PEANUT BRITTLE



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This is my favorite brittle recipe. I hope you enjoy.

Provided by Jordan Patten

Categories     Desserts     Nut Dessert Recipes     Peanut Dessert Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 tablespoons butter
1 cup white sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup shelled peanuts

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 91.6 calories, Carbohydrate 11.6 g, Cholesterol 3.1 mg, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 125.7 mg, Sugar 10.3 g

MOM'S BEST PEANUT BRITTLE



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This is a wonderful peanut brittle that is easy to make and wows everyone! Have all the ingredients for this recipe measured out and ready. This recipe requires that you react quickly. You do not have time to measure ingredients in between steps.

Provided by Amanda

Categories     Desserts     Nut Dessert Recipes     Peanut Dessert Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup white sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup water
1 cup peanuts
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon baking soda

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.5 calories, Carbohydrate 22.3 g, Cholesterol 3.8 mg, Fat 6 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 132.2 mg, Sugar 15.6 g

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