PEANUT BUTTER PEANUT BRITTLE

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I was leery of using so much peanut butter and only put in 1 1/2 cups. It worked fine. Next time I will try the 2 1/2 cups of peanut butter. If you want to use dry roasted peanuts, add them when you add the peanut butter.

Provided by barbacious

Categories     Candy

Time 35m

Yield 1 large pan

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups sugar
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
2 cups raw peanuts
2 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

Steps:

  • Mix sugar, water and syrup in a heavy pot.
  • Bring to a boil and heat to 240°F on a candy thermometer.
  • Add peanuts.
  • Heat to 300°F.
  • Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla.
  • Stir in baking soda.
  • Spread quickly onto a lightly buttered pan.
  • Cool and break into pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 8449.8, Fat 469.8, SaturatedFat 86.3, Sodium 5219.4, Carbohydrate 966.2, Fiber 63.5, Sugar 607.9, Protein 237.2

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