Honey Peanut Brittle

By exdircomp

Ingredients

• 2 cups toasted peanuts
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup Marshall's Farm Blackberry Honey
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup (with vanilla)
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and store the toasted peanuts on a baking sheet in the oven until ready to use. Have a cup of water and brush ready to brush down the sides of the pan while the brittle is cooking (in case sugar gets on it; this will cause crystallization). Grease down a sheet of parchment or wax paper generously with cooking spray oil. Place the sheet (oil side facing up) on top of a baking tray. Grease a spatula with cooking spray oil and set aside until ready to use.

Place the sugar, butter, honey, corn syrup, water, baking soda, chili powder and
salt in a small saucepan, stir to mix well, and cook over medium-high heat until the sugar is melted and comes to a boil.

Brush down the sides of the pan with water if there is sugar on the sides. Using a candy thermometer, continue to cook until it reaches a temperature of 300 degrees F or until it reaches hard ball stage, about 12 minutes. Quickly stir in the nuts and continue to cook until the temperature reaches 310 degrees F, 2 to 3 minutes. Quickly pour the brittle onto the baking tray with the greased parchment sheet and spread evenly with the greased spatula. Let it sit uncovered until completely cooled, about ½ an hour. Remove from the tray, peel off the parchment paper and break into pieces.