Moms Peanut Brittle Recipe

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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
304
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/3 cup of water
  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • 1 teasp. baking soda
  • 1/2 teasp. vanilla

Directions:

  1. In a heavy 3 quart saucepan: put the sugar, corn syrup, and water
  2. Stir over low heat until the sugar disolves
  3. Continue to stir until the syrup boils
  4. Put in your candy therometer
  5. Turn the heat to high until the temperature reaches 280'F
  6. Lower heat and add the butter, stirrring rapidly
  7. Then add the peanuts.
  8. Cook for 2-3 mins stirring occasionally until the temperature reaches 300'F
  9. Remove from heat, add baking soda. stir until it bubbles up.
  10. Add vanilla and stir again
  11. Pour into 2 well greased cookie sheets
  12. Spread thinly with a spatula
  13. When the edges are cool enoughto handle, pick them up and stretch as thinly as possible.
  14. As the candy cools down pull it loose from the pans and turn over.
  15. Stretch again. you want this to be thin
  16. This candy doesn't keep well.. It will get sticky unless kept in a tightly covered tin can..
  17. ****a little note from Mom: be sure and grease the cookie sheets!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 304.37 Kcal (1274 kJ)
Calories from fat 107.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.95g 18%
Cholesterol 3.05mg 1%
Sodium 117.29mg 5%
Potassium 172.15mg 4%
Total Carbs 48.01g 16%
Sugars 43.9g 176%
Dietary Fiber 1.98g 8%
Protein 6.19g 12%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 27.8mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 365 Kcal (1528 kJ)
Calories from fat 129.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.34g 18%
Cholesterol 3.66mg 1%
Sodium 140.65mg 5%
Potassium 206.44mg 4%
Total Carbs 57.57g 16%
Sugars 52.64g 176%
Dietary Fiber 2.38g 8%
Protein 7.42g 12%
Iron 0.5mg 2%
Calcium 33.3mg 3%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.7
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

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