PEPPERY PEANUT BRITTLE

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A touch of hot pepper sauce gives a unique zip to this crunchy confection from Janie Sanders of Vicksburg, Mississippi. "We call it blistering brittle," she says. The mixture reaches hard-crack stage in the microwave, so you don't even need a candy thermometer for this brittle.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield about 1 pound.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups salted dry roasted peanuts
1-1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon butter
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Coat a 15x10x1-in. pan and metal spatula with cooking spray; set aside. In a large bowl, toss the peanuts, hot pepper sauce and allspice until evenly coated; set aside., In a 2-qt. microwave-safe glass bowl, combine sugar and corn syrup. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 3 minutes; stir. Add peanut mixture; stir until blended., Heat on high 3-4 minutes longer or until mixture turns a light amber color (mixture will be very hot). Stir in butter. Microwave 30 seconds longer. Quickly stir in baking soda and vanilla until mixture foams and becomes light-colored., Immediately pour mixture onto prepared pan and spread as thin as possible with prepared spatula. Cool. Bread into pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 146 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 1mg cholesterol, Sodium 227mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.