hot cinnamon peanut brittle

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon butter or margarine
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 22 mins


• in a glass bowl, stir together the sugar, corn syrup, peanuts, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper until thoroughly blended. microwave on high for 6 minutes. slowly stir in the butter, and microwave an additional 30 seconds.
• very carefully remove bowl from the microwave as the contents will be extremely hot. gently stir in baking soda until mixture becomes light and foamy. turn batter out a lightly oiled cookie sheet, scraping sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. allow brittle to cool for 1 hour, then break into pieces.