Microwave Peanut Brittle

Description

This is a wonderful recipe but you should only make it once a year, because you can’t stop eating it.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ½ cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup salted peanuts
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

  1. Grease a cookie sheet; set aside. Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 2-quart microwave-safe bowl.
  2. Microwave on high for 4 minutes
  3. stirring halfway through cooking time. Stir in peanuts and microwave on high for 3 1/2 minutes more. Stir in butter and vanilla: microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.
  4. Stir in baking soda until light and foamy; immediately pour onto the prepared cookie sheet and spread thin. Cool completely. Break into pieces
  5. and store in an airtight container.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 35

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