Fred'S Peanut Brittle

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Ingredients

  • 1 c. white sugar
  • 1/2 c. white corn syrup
  • 1 c. salted peanuts
  • 1 tsp. butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp. baking soda

Instructions

  1. Butter (grease) cookie sheet and set aside.
  2. Stir white sugar and corn syrup into a 2-quart bowl and microwave on High for 4 minutes.
  3. Add salted peanuts and microwave on High for 4 minutes. Add butter and vanilla; stir in well and microwave on High for 1 1/2 minutes.
  4. Add baking soda.
  5. Stir gently until foamy.
  6. Pour quickly into buttered cookie sheet.
  7. When brittle has cooled sufficiently to touch with tips of the fingers, pick up the batch of brittle and turn it over.
  8. This forces the peanuts to come to the surface on both sides.
  9. When hardened, break with a small hammer.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

473 kcal 24% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 3.4g 7% DV
Total Fat 30.5g 39% DV
Carbs 33.5g 12% DV
Fiber 2.2g 8% DV
Sugar 28.7g 57% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 7030.3mg 100% DV
Potassium 82.5mg 2% DV
Cholesterol 75mg 25% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Calcium 16.8mg 1% DV
Iron 0.3mg 2% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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