Easy Microwave Peanut Brittle
No candy thermometer required! Quick, easy and delicious homemade peanut brittle in minutes!
Servings: 1 pound
Calories: 2825kcal
Equipment
- Microwave, parchment paper (not required, but helpful)
- Glass mixing bowl with handle and pour spout (microwave safe; spout and handle because it gets super hot)
- Oven mits (bowl gets really hot)
- Spray Oil
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar , granulated
- ½ cup corn syrup , light (not dark); I use Karo brand
- 1¾ cups peanuts , roasted and salted
- 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- spray oil , for baking sheet, mixing bowl and/or spatula
Instructions
- Line baking sheet with parchment, foil or silicone baking mat. Lightly spray with oil.spray oil
- Lightly spray inside of microwave-safe mixing bowl with oil
- Add sugar and corn syrup to mixing bowl; cook in microwave on high for 3-4 minutes; remove (it's HOT); stir with lightly oiled spatula1 cup sugar, ½ cup corn syrup
- Add peanuts and butter; return to microwave for 2 minutes until the mixture is a light golden brown caramel color.(See Recipe Notes)1¾ cups peanuts, 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
- Add vanilla and microwave 1-2 minutes; remove and add baking soda; the mixture will foam up - don't over stir it! Just stir once then quickly pour mixture onto prepared baking dish1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- Tilt pan to spread out the peanut brittle into a thin coat. Allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes then break into pieces.
Notes
- Oil or butter a baking pan (you can also use a silicone baking mat or oiled parchment paper) and microwave-safe mixing bowl first
- If possible, use a glass mixing bowl with a handle
- This recipe was made in a 1600 watt microwave- using the HIGH setting.
- Just like stove tops and ovens, everyone's microwave runs differently. If yours is older or has less wattage, you may need to increase cook times or reduce the power level.
- After you add the peanuts and put the bowl back into the microwave, keep an eye on it! The recommended time is 2 minutes on high, but if the mixture starts to turn really brown or you smell roasted peanuts, take it out!
- Once you add the baking soda, the mixture will swell. At this point, you're gonna need to work quickly...stir the mixture quickly with a lightly oiled spatula and immediately pour it onto a prepared baking sheet
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 2825kcal | Carbohydrates: 376g | Protein: 72g | Fat: 134g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 44g | Monounsaturated Fat: 59g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 2380mg | Potassium: 2000mg | Fiber: 23g | Sugar: 331g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Calcium: 283mg | Iron: 6mg