Jalapeño Peanut Brittle
If you’re a heat aficionado, take peanut brittle to the next level by using jalapeño peppers.
Ingredients
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons fresh jalapeño peppers, cleaned, finely chopped (no seeds and no white part)
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup raw peanuts
2 tablespoons butter, divided
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 drops green food coloring (optional – I don’t use it)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Generously butter a 15 x 10 x 1 inch jellyroll pan. Set aside.
- In a skillet melt 1 tablespoon of the butter; add jalapeños and peanuts, and cook over low heat until peppers are soft.
- In a saucepan, combine sugar and syrup and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add jalapeños and peanuts. Stir well, and cook until mixture reaches the soft crack stage on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat.
- Blend in remaining 1 tablespoon butter, vanilla extract, almond extract and food coloring (if using) until well mixed.
- Sprinkle baking soda evenly over the cooked mixture and stir well. When foamy, pour immediately onto the prepared jellyroll pan. Spread out into a thin layer.
- Let cool on jellyroll pan until the brittle is cool enough to handle.
- Break into irregular pieces.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Photo credit: lccavender / CC BY
Find it online: https://simplygreatrecipes.com/jalapeno-peanut-brittle/
