1200 Watt Microwave Peanut Brittle

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon molasses (unsulphured)
• 1/2 cup less 1 tablespoon corn syrup
• 2 cups salted peanuts
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 line a baking/cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper and spray with cooking spray or grease with butter.
• 2 put 1 tablespoon molasses in a ½ cup measuring cup and then fill with corn syrup (spray cup with cooking spray first, so corn syrup will come out easier).
• 3 put corn syrup mixture and sugar in an eight cup bowl and mix well then microwave on high for 2 minutes, remove and stir and then microwave for 1 more minute.
• 4 remove from microwave and add peanuts, stir into bubbling sugar mixture and microwave for 2 minutes.
• 5 remove from microwave and then stir in butter and vanilla and microwave for 1 minute.
• 6 remove from microwave and quickly stir in baking soda - it will get somewhat and foamy - spread out onto baking sheet - you can let it cool at room temperature or cool in the fridge. put mixing bowl cup in sink under hot running water to aid in cleanup.
• 7 * i add the molasses because it gives the brittle a beautiful color - it is not required to make the recipe - if you don’t want to use it, just use a full ½ cup of corn syrup. watch out with sampling - this stuff is habit forming - if you want to bump it up a notch - add 1 teaspoon cinnamon to sugars at begining (my daughter and i like) or if you really want to kick up it up - add the cinnamon and 1/3 teaspoon caynne pepper - hot stuff. i love the sweet and spicy.