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Peanut Brittle

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    A picture of salty-sweet perfection, brittle is surprisingly easy to make. Serve it alongside coffee or tea for dessert, and save any leftovers for snacking. Peanuts make a classic brittle, but you can substitute cashews or almonds instead.
    Martha Stewart Living, July
    • Prep Time 5 minutes
    • Total Time 35 minutes
    • Yield Serves 4
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    Ingredients

    • Unsalted butter, softened, for baking sheet
    • 2 cups sugar
    • Pinch of salt
    • 1 1/2 cups salted peanuts, 7 ounces
    • Vegetable oil, for spatula

    Directions

    1. Butter a rimmed baking sheet; set aside. Stir together sugar, 1/2 cup water, and the salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over high heat, without stirring, until sugar begins to melt and turn golden, about 3 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar has melted and mixture turns golden amber, about 10 minutes.
    2. Remove pan from heat. Stir in peanuts. Immediately pour peanut mixture onto buttered baking sheet. Quickly spread mixture to 1/2 inch thick using an oiled metal spatula. Let cool completely, about 15 minutes. Break brittle into pieces.

    Cook's Note

    Use a medium-size saucepan (wider rather than taller) that does not have a nonstick coating.

    Recipe Reviews

    • oldlawoman1
      19 Dec, 2010

      This is a problem: Followed all directions to the letter, and could NOT get the mixture out of the pan. Had to throw the pan and all out.

    • 3taylors
      16 Nov, 2008

      Where do you buy a little hammer like that?

    • JerseyCook
      1 Oct, 2008

      I have made this with pistachios and people just go crazy for it. I have also done almonds with almond extract and its yummy!

    • mmsrjs
      4 Feb, 2008

      ONE YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS I GAVE ALL OUR NEIGHBORS PEANUT BRITTLE, ONLY I ADDED A COUPLE DROPS OF MINT EXTRACT. IT WASN'T 10 MINUTES AND ALL THE MEN SENT THEIR WIVES OVER FOR THE RECIPE. WOW, WISH I COULD REMEMBER JUST HOW MUCH MINT I USED, WILL HAVE TO EXPERIMENT AGAIN. HOPE YOU DO, I THINK YOU WILL LIKE ITS UNIQUE TASTE.

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