Peanut Brittle

Peanut brittle is a simple to make candy, made with only a few ingredients. It has been made for hundreds of years all over the world. It is essentially peanuts mixed into caramelized sugar, then spread into a thin sheet, cooled and broken into pieces. The caramel itself is probably the most difficult part to achieve, as it must be heated to the hard crack stage, but once it is made successfully, peanut brittle becomes a fast treat to make and eat, or give away as a gift.

Fast Facts

1. Brittle can be made with most any type of nut
2. Brittle-type recipes possibly one of the first candy recipes
3. Can be made easily in microwave
4. Served broken into pieces
5. Homemade peanut brittle is a good gift

Brittle Variations

The concept of nuts mixed into caramel, then cooled to a brittle hardness can be applied to almost any other kind of nut. Some popular variations are almond, pecan and pumpkin seed brittle.

Peanut Brittle Nutrition Facts

A 3.5 ounce serving has about 480 calories, 19 grams of fat and 51 grams of sugar.

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