How to Prepare Appetizing Peanut Brittle

Peanut Brittle.

You can have Peanut Brittle using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Peanut Brittle

1. Prepare 1 of and 1/2 cups salted toasted peanuts.
2. It's 2 cups of granulated sugar.
3. Prepare 1/4 cup of water.
4. You need 3 tbsp of unsalted butter.
5. You need 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of ginger powder.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of cinnamon.
8. You need 1/2 tsp of fresh ground nutmeg/powder.
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground clove, optional.
10. You need 1/8 tsp of salt.

Peanut Brittle instructions

1. In a large saucepan, add in the sugar, water, salt and spices..
2. Cook that on medium high heat, stirring frequently until everything is melted and a syrup forms..
3. Also, in a ziplock bag, add in the peanuts and with a rolling pin, crash up the nuts until the desired chunkiness is reached..
4. After the sugar melts (this will take a while, be patient), take it of the heat and whisk in the butter and baking soda. The mixture will bubble up a little. Immediately add in the peanuts and with a wooden spoon/spatula stir it well to coat all the peanuts..
5. Now working quickly, transfer the mixture to a greased or parchment paper lined flat surface like the back of a baking tray and with the spatula, spread the mixture out and pat it down to tightly pack it and to get a smooth surface..
6. Leave at room temperature until it firms up completely. Then break into pieces and serve. Store these in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks and in ziplock bags in the freezer for at most 1 month. Enjoy!.