{"id":13794,"date":"2016-11-29T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thatrecipe.com\/blog\/?p=13794"},"modified":"2025-12-21T15:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:11:40","slug":"peanut-brittle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/peanut-brittle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Homemade Peanut Brittle You Will Ever Make"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever had Peanut Brittle so hard you were worried for your teeth? Well, this recipe takes the fear out of this delicious treat. And it is tasty and easy too.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The recipe is courtesy of my Goddaddy, Barry Marshall. He got it from the mom of one of his students decades ago and he has made it multiple times a year since then. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He always has some for me whenever we get to see each other because he knows it is my favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Variations for Peanut Brittle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Barry recommends Spanish peanuts because they are smaller and the red skin adds a nice little something extra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lately he has been using mixed nuts (cutting the Brazil nuts in smaller pieces if they are very large), which is even better than the peanuts in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband prefers his cashew brittle because he loves cashews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has also used sesame seeds to make brittle it like sesame seed candy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips for Great Peanut Brittle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Barry says there are two secrets to making the perfect batch of brittle: baking soda and the candy thermometer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plenty of Baking Soda<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Just look at the air pockets in this piece.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The problem with most peanut brittle recipes is they are too dense which makes them too hard to chew. With this recipe you get nice big air pockets between the sweet crunch. Less potential for emergency dental visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Great Candy Thermometer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This is the one he recommends using<\/a> (affiliate link)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can go with one of those cheap hard to read ones, but there is a darn good reason this one costs more. It is BETTER. If you fry or make candy or jams\/jelly often this is a great kitchen tool to have around.<\/p>\n\n\n

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