Mock Peanut Brittle Recipes

QUICK AND EASY PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir sugar and salt with melted butter to dissolve completely. Remove saucepan from heat, add peanuts, and stir to coat completely; immediately pour onto prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
• Refrigerate until brittle, at least 30 minutes. Separate from parchment and break into pieces.

MOM'S BEST PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
• In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
• Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter and baking soda; pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces.

MOCK PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• 1. Bring corn syrup and sugar to a boil. Remove from heat and add peanut butter and baking soda. It foams a little .Stir until peanut butter is melted and soda is well mixed in. Pour mixture over corn flakes and stir until they are well coated. Turn out on buttered foil on jelly roll pan, spreading evenly as possible. Cool, then break into pieces. --- Note: You may use other cereal if desired. Honey Nut Cheerios works very well.