This Microwave Peanut Brittle recipe is so easy to prepare, you can have peanut brittle any time your little heart desires! You can make it with the gingerbread spices suggested in this recipe, or make it without for a classic taste!
I think that Christmas and baking go hand in hand, don’t you? This is especially true during the last few weeks before Christmas. It is then that my baking really kicks into high gear, while my gym attendance sharply declines.
Besides baking traditional Assyrian cookies like kileche and Kadeh, I also enjoy making this Microwave Peanut Brittle Recipe. Last year, while making this brittle, I decided to add some gingerbread spices. Everyone seemed to love the Christmasy-twist.
Gingerbread Peanut Brittle is great to give out to family and friends, especially during the holidays! If you don’t like the flavor of gingerbread, you can simply leave it out.
My Easy Microwave Peanut Brittle Recipe
Brittle Ingredients
- 1/2 cup lite corn syrup
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1-1/2 cup salted peanuts
- 2 tsp. butter divided
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
- 1 tsp. baking soda
Recipe Directions
Before you start, place a metal cookie sheet in a 200-degree F. oven to warm.
Mix corn syrup and sugar in a large glass bowl, or measuring cup, and microwave on high for two minutes.
Remove bowl from the oven and stir thoroughly. Microwave for two more minutes.
Stir in peanuts and microwave for three additional minutes.
Add half the butter, vanilla, and all the spices, except the baking soda. Stir to combine all the ingredients and microwave for two additional minutes.
During this time, remove the warmed pan from the oven and grease with the reserved teaspoon of butter.
After two minutes have elapsed, sprinkle the baking soda over the peanut mixture. Mix vigorously, until the mixture becomes lighter in color and foamy.
Quickly pour out the mixture over the warmed pan. Spread by tilting the pan back and forth. Avoid spreading with a spatula, as this will pop all the tiny bubbles that make the brittle airy and light.
Cool completely before breaking into pieces. Enjoy!
Tools Needed For This Recipe
You probably have everything you need to make this recipe. You obviously need a microwave. A large, two quart / 8 cup capacity measuring cup really comes in handy for this recipe.
Besides the cup, you will also need a spatula to smooth out the Peanut Brittle. Finally, you’ll need a cookie sheet to spread the mixture onto.
Cook’s Tips:
Microwave Wattage
- Wattage—Please be advised that the wattage of your microwave does matter. The microwave used for this recipe is 1700 Watts (1.7 KW). Depending on your own microwave’s wattage, the cooking time might need to be adjusted. Check out this post regarding Adjusting cooking times based on microwave wattage.
- Work Fast—Although this is a pretty easy recipe, it requires you to move fast, so all the ingredients should be measured out and easily accessible before you get started.
If you like nuts, check out the following recipes: Toffee Pecan Bars, Baklava, Gourmet Caramel Apples, and Assyrian Holiday Cookies (Kileche)
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Microwave Peanut Brittle
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup lite corn syrup
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1-1/2 cup salted peanuts
- 2 tsp. butter divided
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
- 1 tsp. baking soda
Instructions
- Before you start, place a metal cookie sheet in a 200 degree F. oven to warm.
- Although this is a pretty easy recipe, it requires you to move fast, so all the ingredients should be measured out and easily accessible before you get started.
- Mix corn syrup and sugar in a large glass bowl, or measuring cup, and microwave on high for two minutes.
- Remove bowl from the oven and stir thoroughly. Microwave for two more minutes.
- Stir in peanuts and microwave for three additional minutes.
- Add half the butter, vanilla, and all the spices, except the baking soda. Stir to combine all the ingredients and microwave for two additional minutes. During this time, remove the warmed pan from the oven and butter with the reserved teaspoon of butter.
- After two minutes have elapsed, sprinkle the baking soda over the peanut mixture. Mix vigorously, until the mixture becomes lighter in color and foamy.
- Quickly pour out the mixture over the warmed pan. Spread by tilting the pan back and forth. Avoid spreading with a spatula, as this will pop all the tiny bubbles that make the brittle airy and light.
- Cool completely before breaking into pieces. Enjoy!
Notes
- Wattage—Please be advised that the wattage of your microwave does matter. The microwave used for this recipe is 1700 Watts (1.7 KW). Depending on your own microwave’s wattage, the cooking time might need to be adjusted. Check out this post regarding Adjusting cooking times based on microwave wattage.
- Work Fast—Although this is a pretty easy recipe, it requires you to move fast, so all the ingredients should be measured out and easily accessible before you get started.
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