Grandma's Christmas Brittle Recipe

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Whenever my grandmother was in the kitchen, everything had to be "just so" to guarantee her time-tested results. Watching her make this brittle is one of my favorite memories, and I'm glad I can pass on this delicious recipe.

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Grandma's Christmas Brittle Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Cook: 15 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 20 Servings
15 15 30

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 jar (16 ounces) unsalted dry roasted peanuts
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  • Grease two baking sheets and keep warm in a 200° oven. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and 1 cup water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until a candy thermometer reaches 240° (soft-ball stage). Stir in butter, salt and peanuts. Continue heating, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 300°.
  • Meanwhile, combine the baking soda, 1 teaspoon water and vanilla. Remove saucepan from the heat. Stir in baking soda mixture. Quickly pour half the mixture over each baking sheet. Spread with a buttered metal spatula to a 1/4-in. thickness. Cool. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container. Yield: about 2-1/2 pounds.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 ounce) equals 292 calories, 14 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 247 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Grandma's Christmas Brittle in Country Woman November/December 1992, p38

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Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2012 by idalagreca

Made this yesterday and it came out great! I did not have a candy thermometer so I googled how to make candy with out a thermometer and it came out perfect, family and friends were impressed.


Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2012 by mugscie

The best Peanut Brittle I ever made. Do not add extra butter as I did by mistake the first time I made it. Read the recipe wrong. Candy ended up with a funny texture and didn't really harden. Recipe is great as is.


Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2011 by langang

My first time making any candy. It was a long time to stir, but it turned out looking better than the picture and tasted so good.


Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2011 by twodogs16

It needs more of something. Maybe butter.


Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2011 by Coryskitchen

I made this delicious candy as a birthday treat for my grandpa. He loved it! Easy and tasty. Ty for sharing. :)


Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by drmurphy

This is the best Peanut Brittle ever! done!!!


Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2011 by 2wilsons

This is my first time for making Peanut Brittle and I really must say, this recipe is to DIE for. It did take a while to get to the correct temp. of 300 degrees, but so much worth the wait. I did use Planters cocktail peanuts instead of the Dry Roasted peanuts and left out the salt. This Peanut Brittle is sooooooooooo delicious. You really should try this recipe. Yummy-Yum-Yum


Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2010 by dehsmom

This is the first time I ever made peanut brittle, and it is delicious. I agree that it takes a lot longer to reach the temperatures needed. Worth the time and effort though!


Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2010 by sunflower_4u44

thank you for this recipe! it turned out wonderful! i used almonds instead of peanuts and my husband and I LOVED it@


Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2010 by sarabault

This took us much longer than 15 minutes cooking time. More like 30+ minutes. But results were EXCELLENT!

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