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grandma duseks peanut brittle

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Lora blackmon
Wharton, TX

This recipe was given to me by my mother it is my grandmas recipe and has been enjoyed by our family for years

(1 rating)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Microwave

Ingredients For grandma duseks peanut brittle

  • 2 cups
    sugar
  • 1 cup
    light karo syrup
  • 1/2 cup
    water
  • 2 cups
    planters peanuts, dry roasted salted
  • 2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2 tsp
    butter

How To Make grandma duseks peanut brittle

  • 1
    Lightly butter 2 large baking sheets
  • 2
    Mix sugar light karo and water into a 2 quart glass or Corning ware bowl stir and cook in microwave uncovered for 7 minutes until sugar is melted
  • 3
    Take out of microwave and stir in 2 cups of planters dry roasted salted peanuts
  • 4
    Cook uncovered for 9 minutes stiring twice during this cooking period
  • 5
    Take out of microwave and stir in 2 tsp butter
  • 6
    Cook uncovered in microwave for 11 minutes stiring 3 times during this cooking period until candy reaches hard crack stage
  • 7
    Tip: Test this by dropping a couple of drops of candy into a cup of cold water
  • 8
    Take out and mix in 1tsp vanilla and 2 tsp baking soda
  • 9
    Mix fast as it will foam up after baking soda is added
  • 10
    Pour into two large cooking sheets that are lightly buttered
  • 11
    Spread as thin as possible
  • 12
    Let cool until your able to handle it stretch it out and flip over on the cooking sheets
  • 13
    Cool completely and break into pieces
  • 14
    Store in air tight containers or in zip lock bags

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