Peanut brittle recipe

Classic Peanut Brittle

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar

• ½ cup light corn syrup

• ¼ cup water

• 1½ cups roasted peanuts (salted or unsalted)

• 2 tbsp butter

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp baking soda

• ¼–½ tsp salt (to taste)

Prep First (Important!)

• Line a baking sheet with parchment or grease it well

• Measure baking soda and vanilla together (you’ll need them fast)

• Have a heatproof spatula ready

Instructions

1. Cook the sugar

   • In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, and water

   • Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves

   • Stop stirring and cook until syrup turns deep amber (300°F / hard crack stage)

2. Add peanuts & butter

   • Stir in peanuts and butter

   • Cook 1–2 minutes until fragrant

3. Finish fast

   • Remove from heat

   • Immediately stir in vanilla + baking soda (it will foam—this is good!)

   • Pour onto prepared baking sheet

4. Spread

   • Quickly spread thin with spatula

   • Let cool completely (about 20 minutes)

5. Break

   • Snap into pieces once fully hardened

Pro Tips

• Don’t walk away—brittle goes from perfect to burnt fast

• Baking soda makes it light and airy

• For thinner brittle, tilt the pan instead of spreading

Variations

• Spicy: add cayenne or chili powder

• Honey brittle: replace half the corn syrup with honey

• Chocolate-dipped: drizzle melted chocolate after cooling

• Nut swap: almonds, cashews, pecans all work

Storage

• Store airtight at room temp

• Keep away from humidity (enemy #1)