Crosbys

Peanut Brittle

Peanut Brittle photo

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • ½ cup Fancy Molasses
  • ½ cup corn syrup
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp butter or margarine
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups unsalted peanuts

 

Directions:

Prep time: Total time:
  1. Combine sugar, Fancy Molasses, corn syrup and water in a heavy, 3-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to medium and cook without stirring to 234°F. Add butter and continue cooking to 285°F, stirring constantly to avoid burning. Remove from heat. Add baking soda, vanilla and peanuts and mix well. Pour into two lightly buttered baking sheets spreading as thinly as possible.