I have had much success with this recipe! I had tried making peanut brittle the traditional way but was either too impatient or inexperienced to produce anything other than very dark candy with burned peanuts - yuck!

I may sound a little unconventional, but it works and it is fast…so fast in fact, I once made 15 batches on a continuous cycle of zapping and cleaning.

As it is with all simple recipes, the quality of the ingredients is paramount. I use fresh butter, Pure Vanilla Extract (like the Madagascar Bourbon Kind,) and a fresh box of baking soda.

I usually make peanut brittle, but you can use whatever nuts you like.

Equipment:

I cool my brittle on a marble slab I picked up at IKEA for under $20.00. It is perfect. I butter it, and it is a snap to clean and leaves the underside of the candy smooth. The only caveat is if you are doing rotating batches, if the marble isn't allowed to cool between batches it may cause a slight problem.

If you don't have a marble slab you can use a buttered silicone baking mat or a flipped jelly roll pan foil covered and buttered.

Cooking time will vary with the power of your microwave. I have a very common oven and I use the mid range of the cooking times.

I use a Pyrex 8" square pan for this recipe. You cannot use even microwave safe plastic IT WILL MELT!

A silicon spatula is a great asset, but a wood spoon works just as well.

You will need:

1 1/2 Cups Unsalted Shelled Roasted Peanuts (or other unsalted nut)
1 Cup white granulated sugar
1/8 tsp. salt (omit if using salted butter)
1 Cup light corn syrup
1 Tbs. Butter (Unsalted or Salted - see above)
1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract
1 tsp. baking soda

To prepare:

Mix peanuts, sugar, salt, and corn syrup in microwave safe dish. Cook on HIGH for 7-9 minutes.

While in microwave prepare surface for cooling by buttering the surface of your choice (marble, silicone baking mat, or jelly roll pan.)

Remove dish from oven with mitt (it will he extremely hot!) Mix in vanilla and butter. Cook on HIGH an additional 2-3 minutes.

Remove with mitt and stir in baking soda until foamy.

Carefully pour onto prepared surface.

Cool. Crack. Enjoy!

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