Chockful of Nuts Brittle
"Very easy recipe. If I can make it, anyone can. I made this for my nut loving MIL, who thought it was great especially because I used pecans."
photo by Pamela
- Ready In:
- 6mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
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24 pieces
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1⁄4 cup corn syrup
- 1 1⁄2 cups salted nuts (whatever kind you like)
directions
- Combine butter, sugar and corn syrop in a large saucepan.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir and cook over medium heat until smooth and bubbly.
- Cook, covered for one minute.
- Add nuts, increase heat to medium-high.
- Cook uncovered, stirring constantly until syrop is a warm golden color (about 5 minutes).
- Line a cookie sheet with foil and lightly butter.
- Pour mixture onto pan, spreading as thin as possible.
- Cool until hard (approximately 30 minutes).
- Peel from foil and break into bite-sized pieces.
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Reviews
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Yum Yum! I made this recipe and it was easy and delicious! I used only peanuts but I'd like to try it with mixed nuts too. I turned my heat way down and cooked it for the full five minutes and I had perfect results. Thanks Melanie for this great Christmas treat! -
This was a easy way to make peanut brittle but I also noticed that at 5 minutes it was too long. My brittle also had a touch of burnt flavor. Next time I will go 4 minutes instead. Thanks melanie in winnipeg -
This is an incredibly easy brittle recipe. I used only plain old salted cocktail peanuts, but my hubby was still impressed with the flavor. This will be a nice addition to my Christmas goodie trays. -
This is the easiest recipe! I can't tell you how happy I am to know that I can finally make my own peanut brittle. I always thought it was so difficult for some reason. The only trouble I had was that either it doesn't take a whole 5 minutes or my idea of med-high is off kilter (probably the latter) because the sugar got a bit burnt. No reflection on the recipe, though. I just need to perfect my technique. Thanks for posting!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Winnipeg Mel
Winnipeg, Manitoba
I am a full time stay-at-home mom of two kids, a girl who's 8 and a very busy 5 yr old son, who has just started Kindergarden and loving it.As am I, I'm starting to sense what freedom from the SAHM life is!!! I have been married to my wonderful husband for ten years. I enjoy scrapbooking, reading, camping, doing various crafts and spending time with my family. I completed my Doula training in fall of 2004 and had the opportunity to attend a few other births. I really enjoy attending births and assisting women during this amazing time.I have expanded on my doula work by working privately for a family post-partum, 2 days a week. This keeps me busy, but I know that this is not my forever job. However now that my kids are both in school, I have started to think about "what I want to be when I grow up!!"
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