Pretzel Peanut Brittle
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup golden corn syrup
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups salted peanuts
- 2 cups mini pretzels*
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- flaky sea salt for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Line a baking tray with parchment and grease the parchment with butter.
- Combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a heavy-bottomed saucepot and bring up to a boil over high heat.
- Cook the sugar until it 275°F on a candy thermometer. (This will take about 7 to 9 minutes, and it will turn a deep amber colour.)**
- Add the peanuts and pretzels and bring the mixture up to 300°F.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, vanilla, and baking soda – it will immediately get foamy, so stir madly!
- Working quickly, spread the brittle onto prepared baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with the flakey sea salt.
- Allow to set completely before cracking into pieces
Notes
* If you don't want pretzels in the mix, add 1 more cup of peanuts instead!
** I was always told not to stir at all, but I've made a couple batches where I did occasional gentle stirring and it came out perfectly.