This Microwave Peanut Brittle recipe is so easy to prepare, you can have peanut brittle any time your little heart desires! Prepare it with the gingerbread spices or make it without for a classic taste! I like to serve it with Turkish coffee.
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's 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 enjoy making Microwave Peanut Brittle. 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.
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🧐 Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Making peanut brittle in the microwave is quick and easy!
- Adding gingerbread spices gives ordinary peanut brittle a little sophistication.
- Peanut brittle is excellent for gifting.
- Peanut brittle has a long shelf-life and makes a great on-the-go snack!
🔖 Ingredients & Substitutions
- Peanuts: Salted and roasted peanuts
- Corn syrup
- Butter
- Baking soda
- Vanilla extract
- Spices: Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and cardamom
*A full list of ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post
🥄 Helpful Tools
- microwave
- A large 8-cup capacity measuring cup or bowl
- rubber spatula
- cookie sheet
🥜 How to Make Microwave Peanut Brittle
Step 1: Place a metal cookie sheet in a 200℉ oven to warm. Mix corn syrup and sugar in a large glass bowl or measuring cup, then microwave on high for two minutes. Remove the bowl from the oven and stir thoroughly. Microwave for two more minutes.
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Step 2: Stir peanuts into the mixture and microwave for three additional minutes.
Step 3: Add 1 teaspoon butter, vanilla, and spices. Stir to combine and microwave for two additional minutes. During this time, remove the warmed pan from the oven and grease it with 1 teaspoon of butter.
Step 4: After two minutes have elapsed, sprinkle baking soda over the peanut mixture. Mix vigorously, until the mixture becomes lighter in color and foamy.
Step 5: Quickly pour the mixture over the warmed pan. Spread by tilting the pan back and forth.
Pro Tip: Avoid spreading with a spatula, as this will pop all the tiny bubbles that make the brittle airy and light.
Step 6: Cool completely before breaking into pieces. Enjoy!
👩🏼🍳 Pro Tips
- Keep in mind the wattage of your microwave matters. 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.
- 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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📖 Recipe
Microwave Peanut Brittle
Ingredients
- ½ cup lite corn syrup
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1½ cup salted peanuts
- 2 teaspoon unsalted butter (divided)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Place a metal cookie sheet in a 200℉ oven to warm. Mix corn syrup and sugar in a large glass bowl or measuring cup, then 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 1 teaspoon butter, vanilla, and spices. Stir to combine and microwave for two additional minutes. During this time, remove the warmed pan from the oven and grease with 1 teaspoon butter.
- After two minutes have elapsed, sprinkle baking soda over the peanut mixture. Mix vigorously, until the mixture becomes lighter in color and foamy.
- Quickly pour the mixture over the warmed pan. Spread by tilting the pan back and forth.
- Cool completely before breaking into pieces. Enjoy!
Notes
- Avoid spreading with a spatula, as this will pop all the tiny bubbles that make the brittle airy and light.
- Keep in mind the wattage of your microwave matters. 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.
- 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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