Easy No-Fail Microwave Peanut Brittle

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"I have been making this since microwaves first came out, it's so easy and really a no-fail recipe, you may use other kinds of nuts if desired --- *warning* this is very habit-forming :)"

 

• Ready In: 13mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 pound

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup corn syrup
• 1 1⁄2 cups dry roasted salted peanuts (use dry roasted peanuts only!)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon maple extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

directions

1. Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 3-qt heat-resistant plastic microsafe bowl.
2. Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
3. Stir in peanuts; microwave on high for 2-3 mins longer, or until peanuts and syrup are lightly browned.
4. Add butter, vanilla and baking soda.
5. Mix until light and foamy (be careful, syrup is HOT!).
6. Pour quickly onto a buttered cookie sheet, and spread to desired thickness.
7. When cool, break into pieces.

Reviews

[erinirish]

Made one batch tonight for Christmas guests, but my mother-in-law and husband ate almost all of it, so I had to make two more batches! so quick and tastes great. Never knew you could prepare brittle like this but I'm so glad I found this.

 

[flgolfgirl]

This is a great Christmas gift for friends. Cute cellophane bags purchased at Target, add decorative ribbon and tag. Thanks KittenCal, your recipes are always a hit in our home.

 

[sissy sue]

Wow, this taste soooooo good. It took me 3 tries to get it right. Kind-of wish it hadn't, I can't stop eating it. I think all the receipes are about the same, it all is in the microwave. I didn't know my watage, so took awhile to get it right. I was going to give up. Now that I know how many minutes to cook it, it is going to be really easy. I didn't know where or how to buy the peanuts, & found raw ones in the produce, so have to remember to put a little salt in.

 

[Sandi W.]

While I was at my vet the other day, a customer came in delivering peanut brittle as a thank you treat. The tech asked if I would like a piece and I jumped up after all their oohs and awwws. I found myself doing the same! My candy thermometer broke a couple of years ago and I didn’t intend to replace it, but she mentioned although she doesn’t cook, she makes this in her microwave each Christmas. I thought ok, when I get home I’ll google it. There were many recipes so, I read through most and decided on this version. I made one batch and although it was delicious, I had some trouble getting it out of the bowl faster than it was setting up, and it was a little thicker than I wanted. When my husband got home I decided to make another batch. I adjusted my microwave time after adding the peanuts by 40 seconds until I saw more of a Carmel color to it. I also heated my cookie sheet up in a 200* oven instead of just the warming cycle. My husband stood by with his oven mitts on while I quickly mixed in the last ingredients., and he poured onto the cookie sheet while I spread. This time, it worked so much easier. I’ll break it up and just add to the other batch. They taste the same and it’ll be everyone’s preference for thickness. I did as another reveiwer and sprayed my measuring cup (for the syrup) and bowl to help it to poor out easier, and used a 2.5 Pyrex glassbowl.

 

[Alex R.]

It was terrible in kept boiling over and the bowl melted.