Grandma’s Old Fashioned Peanut Brittle Recipe (Crispy Holiday Classic)
This old fashioned peanut brittle recipe is Grandma’s crispy classic candy. Perfect for holidays, gifts, and church fundraisers, it’s easy to make at home and better than store-bought.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- ½ cup water
Add At 250F
- 2 ½ tablespoons imperial margarine
- 3-4 cups raw peanuts
Add After Boiling 8 minutes
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon margarine
Instructions
- Butter baking sheet or pie tins.
- In your Dutch oven, add the sugar, corn syrup and water. Bring this up to 250F on a candy thermometer.
- Once at that temp, add the 2 1/2 tablespoons margarine and raw peanuts.
- Stir and Stir and don't stop for 8 minutes on high temp.
- After 8 minutes, remove from heat, add baking soda, salt & 1/2 teaspoon margarine.
- Mix completely.
- Once incorporated, pour out on greased baking sheet or into pie tins.
- Allow to cool before breaking into smaller pieces.