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Vernel’s Homemade Peanut Brittle

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You don’t need a candy thermometer to make this peanut brittle. I’ll show you how to make it without one along with a special “pulling” technique.  It’s the only recipe that I use for making Homemade Peanut Brittle.

Homemade Peanut Brittle

This recipe came from my Southern mother-in-law.  To make her peanut brittle, you need two cups of raw or parched peanuts.  (I used the entire contents of a 16-ounce bag of parched peanuts.  The more nuts the merrier, in my opinion.)

raw peanuts are used to make peanut brittle

In a large saucepan, you combine the nuts with corn syrup and sugar and cook over medium-high heat until it turns honey-colored.It takes me about 15 minutes.

raw peanuts and sugar in a pot

Stir the mixture often, but not constantly.

baking soda is added to mixture to make peanut brittle

Once the right color has been achieved, you add baking soda.

stirring homemade peanut brittle mixture

The mixture will become a little foamy and lightens in color.

spread peanut brittle on parchment paper

Spread the mixture onto a tray lined with parchment paper or one that has been well-greased. Or you can go all Alton Brown and use a Silpat liner (silicone baking mat).

close up of homemade peanut brittle cooling

Spread the mixture out a bit.

using forks to pull peanut brittle

Special Trick:  Before it has completely cooled, take two forks and “pull” the brittle apart.  This technique set my mother-in-law’s brittle apart from all others that I have tried.  The pulled brittle is easier to eat than the thick brittle that is typically sold in stores.

You have to be careful because the brittle is really hot. Also, do not attempt to make peanut brittle when it is humid outside or while it is raining. It’s very similar to making divinity.  Humidity and peanut brittle are not friends.

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Vernel’s Homemade Peanut Brittle

Vernel’s Homemade Peanut Brittle

Yield: 6
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

You don’t need a candy thermometer to make this peanut brittle. The special “pulling” technique creates sweet, crunchy strands of sugar and nuts that you will love.

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups raw peanuts
  • 1 Tbsp. baking soda

Instructions

  1. Mix together corn syrup, sugar and raw peanuts in a large saucepan.
  2. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture turns honey colored.
  3. Remove from heat. Add baking soda and stir well.
  4. Pour mixture onto prepared pan. As soon as brittle has set, use utensils to pull and stretch brittle into pieces. Caution: Brittle will be very hot.

Notes

***Do NOT make on rainy or high humidity days.

Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 578 Saturated Fat: 3g Sodium: 708mg Carbohydrates: 86g Fiber: 4g Sugar: 78g Protein: 12g
Nutrition information is an approximation.
© Lynda
Cuisine: American
The nice thing about this peanut brittle recipe is that you don’t have to have a candy thermometer to make it. Once you have made it a few times, you learn how to judge the process by the colors of the mixture.

Store cooled peanut brittle in an airtight container at room temperature.  Properly stored peanut brittle could last as long as two months, but I doubt that it will be around that long for you to find out.

Crunchy Peanut Brittle

Have you ever made homemade peanut brittle?

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Comments

  1. Jeff says

    February 9, 2019 at 5:07 pm

    Thank you for the hint on pulling.

    Reply
    • Lynda says

      February 10, 2019 at 10:36 am

      You’re welcome. It makes a difference.

      Reply
  2. Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says

    January 19, 2014 at 11:55 pm

    Ooh, I wish I could have some right about now as its been so long since I’ve had brittle!

    Reply
  3. Stefanie says

    January 19, 2014 at 11:43 pm

    Peanut Brittle is the best!!

    Reply
  4. Colleen says

    January 19, 2014 at 9:34 pm

    This looks great I LOVE peanut brittle except how it sticks to your teeth.

    Reply
  5. Kathleen says

    January 19, 2014 at 12:00 am

    I haven’t had peanut brittle in so long. I would love to make my own!

    Reply
  6. Julie says

    December 29, 2013 at 11:38 pm

    Wow – I had no idea how easy it was to make peanut brittle!

    Reply
  7. Anne says

    December 29, 2013 at 6:27 pm

    I have never made peanut brittle! My neighbors used to make a huge batch every year and give us some, and it is delicious.

    Reply
  8. HilLesha says

    December 29, 2013 at 2:34 pm

    I can’t really eat brittle (too hard), but that recipe looks amazing!

    Reply
  9. Angela says

    December 28, 2013 at 6:01 pm

    This looks fantastic! I have never made my own peanut brittle.

    Reply
  10. Maryann says

    December 26, 2013 at 8:27 am

    my hubby loves brittle. I have only made it once or twice in my lifetime.

    Reply
  11. Katy says

    December 25, 2013 at 10:04 pm

    I have made peanut brittle. I once made two different types, I cooked one the old fashioned way and the other in the microwave for a couple of minutes. I actually liked the microwaved better. I love the pulling technique. I think that would make it a lot easier on my teeth.

    Reply

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