Peanut Brittle
Yields
2 pounds
Prep time:
0:45
Cooking time:
0:30
Total time:
1:00

Ingredients

Directions

1.

In a 3-quart saucepan, COMBINE sugar, syrup and water; COOK over medium-low heat, STIRRING constantly, until sugar dissolves.

2.

COVER mixture; COOK over medium heat three minutes to wash down sugar crystals from sides of pan.

3.

ADD peanuts; COOK until mixture reaches hard crack stage (300F), STIRRING occasionally.

4.

REMOVE from heat; STIR in butter, vanilla, baking soda and salt.

5.

Working quickly, POUR candy mixture into a buttered 15 X 10 X 1-inch jelly-roll pan; SPREAD to edges of pan.

6.

Let COOL completely; BREAK into pieces.

Store in an airtight container.

From Southern Living Best Five Star Recipes, pg 115
Entered by Tom King via MasterCook
Nutrition

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 2790 Calories; 34g Fat (10.6% calories from fat); trace Protein; 652g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 93mg Cholesterol; 2549mg Sodium. Exchanges: 7 Fat; 43 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.