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Bacon Peanut Brittle

Source of Recipe


From "Southern Living Bourbon & Bacon"



List of Ingredients



• 1 cup sugar
  
• ½ cup light corn syrup
  
• ½ tsp kosher salt
  
• 1½ cups dry-roasted peanuts
  
• 1 Tbsp butter, cut into small pieces
  
• ¾ cup cooked and crumbled bacon slices
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  






Instructions



1. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
   
   
2. Stir together first three ingredients in a 2-quart microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at high 3 minutes or until bubbly and sugar dissolves, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir in peanuts and butter. Microwave at high 4 minutes or until golden brown, stirring every 1 minute.
   
   
3. Stir in bacon, baking soda, and vanilla (mixture will bubble). Immediately pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet, spreading to ¼-inch thickness with a lightly greased spatula. Cool completely (about 30 minutes). Break candy into 1½- to 2-inch pieces.
   
   Makes 1¼ pounds