Sweet Peanut Brittle

By beckyu

Made in the microwave, this is a seriously simple and seriously delicious brittle recipe.
Prep time: 5 min
Total Time :50 min (incl. cooling and refrigerating)

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• 2 cups Planters Cocktail peanuts
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 square Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocoalte
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

SPRAY large baking sheet or 15x10x1-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside. Mix sugar and corn syrup in large microwaveable bowl until moistened. Microwave on High 5 min. (caution: use pot holders, as candy mixture gets very hot). Stir in butter and peanuts. Microwave and additional 3 to 4 min. or until pale golden brown. Add baking soda and vanilla(mixture will foam).

IMMEDIATELY spread mixture as thinly as possible onto prepared baking sheet. Cool completely. Break into pieces.

MICROWAVE chocolate in 1-cup glass measuring cup on HIGH 1 to 2 min.Stir until chocolate is completly melted. Stir in peanut butter until melted. Dip half of peanut brittle pieces halfway into chocolate mixture, scraping back of brittle against edge of cup to remove excess chocolate. Place on sheet of parchment paper. Refrigerate until chocolate is set, about 20 min.

VARIATION: For Hot-Sweet Peanut Brittle, stir 1 tsp. hot pepper sauce into candy along with vanilla.