Di's Chocolatey Peanut Brittle Recipe

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Di's Chocolatey Peanut Brittle
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
770
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Lightly butter a cookie sheet. Set aside.
  2. In a small bowl stir together cocoa and baking soda. Add butter and set aside.
  3. In a heavy 2 quart saucepan stir together sugar, corn syrup and whipping cream. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
  4. Stir in the nuts you are using.
  5. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until mixture reaches 300°F on candy thermometer, or until syrup, when dropped into very cold water, separates into threads which are hard and brittle. (Bulb of candy thermometer should not rest on bottom of saucepan.).
  6. Remove from heat. Stir in cocoa mixture.
  7. Immediately pour onto a prepared cookie sheet.
  8. With tongs or wooden spoons, quickly spread and pull into 1/4 thickness.
  9. Place cookie sheet on wire rack, and cool completely.
  10. Break into pieces, and store in a tightly covered container.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 769.56 Kcal (3222 kJ)
Calories from fat 409.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 45.51g 70%
Cholesterol 15.96mg 5%
Sodium 736.45mg 31%
Potassium 609.81mg 13%
Total Carbs 83.78g 28%
Sugars 68.67g 275%
Dietary Fiber 8.45g 34%
Protein 19.54g 39%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 48.1mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 426.49 Kcal (1786 kJ)
Calories from fat 227.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.22g 70%
Cholesterol 8.84mg 5%
Sodium 408.14mg 31%
Potassium 337.96mg 13%
Total Carbs 46.43g 28%
Sugars 38.06g 275%
Dietary Fiber 4.68g 34%
Protein 10.83g 39%
Iron 0.9mg 9%
Calcium 26.7mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 18.4
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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