Spicy Peanut Brittle Recipe

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Spicy Peanut Brittle
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
336
Calories
Total time
15
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups dry roasted salted peanuts (note , i have used unsalted and still tastes good but lower in sodium)
  • 1 1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
  2. Also spray a metal spatula (and yes it matters, goo will stick to all others and make it impossible to work with)
  3. Set aside cookie sheet and spatula.
  4. In a large bowl, mix the peanuts, hot pepper sauce and allspice
  5. Put sugar and corn syrup into a large glass microwavable bowl.
  6. Stir mixture - will be very thick but will change when heated.
  7. Microwave, uncovered on high for 4 minutes.
  8. Stir again.
  9. Add in spicy peanut mixture.
  10. Stir until blended.
  11. Return to microwave and cook on high 4-5 minutes longer.
  12. Stir in butter.
  13. Microwave 45 seconds.
  14. Very quickly add in baking soda and vanilla and stir. It will foam and the color witl lighten.
  15. Immediately pour into prepared pan and spread as thin as possible with prepared spatula.
  16. Cool, break into pieces (put in bag and use hammer to smash is easiest).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 335.76 Kcal (1406 kJ)
Calories from fat 136.82 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.2g 23%
Cholesterol 1.69mg 1%
Sodium 462.39mg 19%
Potassium 202.22mg 4%
Total Carbs 49.19g 16%
Sugars 43.01g 172%
Dietary Fiber 2.59g 10%
Protein 4.88g 10%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 24.8mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 415.29 Kcal (1739 kJ)
Calories from fat 169.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.8g 23%
Cholesterol 2.1mg 1%
Sodium 571.91mg 19%
Potassium 250.12mg 4%
Total Carbs 60.84g 16%
Sugars 53.2g 172%
Dietary Fiber 3.2g 10%
Protein 6.03g 10%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2%
Iron 1.4mg 6%
Calcium 30.6mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.5
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

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