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Microwave Peanut Brittle

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup corn syrup
  • 1 1/2 cups salted peanuts
  • 2 TBSP butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp baking soda
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions

  • Combine your sugar and corn syrup in a bowl, stir and microwave for 2.5 minutes for 1000+ watt or 4 minutes for 700-950 watt.
  • Add in the peanuts and stir and microwave an additional 2 min if 1000+ or 3 min if 700-950 watt.
  • Add in the butter and vanilla, stir and microwave 2 min if 1000+ watt or 3 min if 700-950 watt.
  • Cook the brittle an additional minute if you desire a darker colored brittle.
  • Add in the baking soda, stirring quickly.
  • Pour onto a parchment-lined pan and let cool.
  • Once solid, break it with a kitchen mallet and enjoy it.