Quick and Easy
Peanut Brittle Recipe

This quick and easy peanut brittle candy recipe is a holiday favorite during the Christmas season.

You will also need some wax paper, in addition to the simple ingredients called for in this recipe, all of which you'll more than likely have on-hand during the Christmas Holiday.

Brittle Candy Recipe

Ingredients:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Warm peanuts by spreading them evenly on a cookie sheet lined with foil paper and then place in the oven for 6 minutes. Warming is done before adding peanuts to the liquid mixture to assist in coating. Stir the peanuts twice while they are warming. Once done remove the peanuts from the oven and set aside. Discard the foil paper

3. Mix together the sugar, syrup and water and then pour into a heavy saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil and then cook and stir for 8 minutes. To finish mixture add and stir in baking soda then remove from heat.

4. Spread warmed peanuts out evenly on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper that extends over the sides of the cookie sheet. Pour and spread your liquid mixture evenly over the peanuts. Allow to cool completely before breaking.

5. Break your peanut candy brittle into pieces and enjoy. Leftover brittle should be keep is an airtight container in a cool dry place.