3-Point-Shot NUTTER BUTTER Peanut Brittle
Take your peanut brittle to the next level with added cookie pieces and chocolate chips! This candy recipe is perfect for a special dessert or gift.
Prep time20 min
Total time1hr 20min
ServingsMakes 16 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- ¾ cup salted peanuts
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 8 NUTTER BUTTER Cookies (peanut shape), coarsely chopped
- 2 Tbsp. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp. white chocolate chips
Preparation
- Spray foil-covered rimmed baking sheet and heatproof rubber spatula with cooking spray; set aside.
- Combine sugar and corn syrup in 2-qt. microwaveable measuring cup or bowl. Microwave on HIGH 5 min. Stir in nuts and butter. Microwave additional 2 min. or until golden brown.
- Stir in baking soda carefully. (Mixture will foam up.) Immediately pour nut mixture onto prepared baking sheet; spread with prepared spatula to evenly cover bottom of baking sheet. Top with remaining ingredients; press gently into nut mixture with back of spatula.
- Cool completely before breaking into pieces to serve.
Recipe Tips
- Variation
Immediately after pouring the cooked nut mixture onto prepared baking sheet, top with chopped cookies. Immediately sprinkle semi-sweet chocolate chips over 1/3 of the brittle, and white chocolate chips over half of the remaining brittle. Cool completely before breaking into pieces. - Substitute
Substitute candy-coated chocolate pieces or candy-coated peanut butter pieces for either or both of the varieties of chocolate chips.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 170 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 6g | |
| Saturated fat 2g | |
| Trans fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol <5mg | |
| Sodium 140mg | |
| Carbohydrate 28g | |
| Dietary fiber 1g | |
| Total sugars 21g | |
| Protein 2g | |
| Vitamin A | 0 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 0 %DV |
| Calcium | 0 %DV |
| Iron | 2 %DV |
