Easy Homemade Peanut Brittle Recipe
I started making homemade peanut brittle for friends and family over ten years ago and it’s still one of my favorite Christmas Candy Recipes of all time. Perfect for adding to holiday cookie plates and tins along with other Christmas favorites like Old Fashioned Bourbon Balls and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies.
Easy Homemade Peanut Brittle
You are going to love how easy this brittle is to make, even for the unexperienced candy maker…I can say that because I am precisely that! My style of candy making is Easy Fudge and this brittle.
Ingredients in Homemade Peanut Brittle
- Sugar – white sugar is the base for this brittle and makes the caramel.
- light corn syrup – I use light Karo Corn Syrup for this recipe.
- Kosher salt – this will enhance the flavor and balance the sweetness.
- Butter – I use unsalted butter as we will be adding in our own salt and because salted butter usually has a higher water content.
- Baking Soda – this is essential if you are making peanut brittle and not hard candy. This gives the brittle it’s signature crispy texture.
- Peanuts – salted dry-roasted peanuts. If you can find peanuts without the skin or remove them yourself, even better.
