Easy Peanut Brittle Recipe

This is really an easy peanut brittle recipe. It makes great gifts for Christmas, treats for a homemade Easter basket, or for gifts for anyone with a sweet tooth!

You can combine peanut brittle with other homemade candy recipes to make an elegant box of mix candies. For other homemade candies that work well for this, try the easy chocolate truffle recipes, easy fudge recipe, or butter caramels recipe.

Easy Peasy Peanut Brittle Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups shelled nuts, such as walnuts, hazelnuts, or peanuts
• 1 cup shredded coconut, lightly toasted

Lightly butter a cookie sheet and set aside.

Melt the sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium heat (about 15 minutes). Stir in the butter and lower the temperature. Cook until the color becomes amber.

Remove from heat immediately and stir in vanilla, nuts and coconut.

Pour mixture into the cookie sheet and spread to 1/3-inch thickness using the back of a wooden spoon.

After the brittle has completely cooled, loosen it from the sheet and break it into pieces.

What's even better is that it can be stored for a month, so why not make a double batch of this peanut brittle recipe!?

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