What Is Peanut brittle and How Can I Use It?
If peanut brittle has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 3 recipes to try it in.
What is peanut brittle?
Peanut brittle is a hard sugar embedded with peanuts. Homemade peanut brittle is very easy to make.
Here are a few recipes for making peanut brittle:
Gramp's Microwave Peanut Brittle
If anyone has an allergy to peanuts you can substitute Mock Peanut Brittle.
Where found
Peanut brittle is usually found in the candy section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
- In Chinese:
- 花生脆
- British (UK) term:
- Peanut brittle
- en français:
- croquant aux arachides
- en español:
- turrón de maní
Recipes using peanut brittle
There are 3 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Peanut Brittle Bavarian Ring
Peanut brittle Bavarian ring with a coffee-flavored gelatin mousse of whipped cream and egg whites over a crunchy peanut brittle base. A retro no-bake dessert with a cloud-like texture and caramel crunch.
Ginger-Snappy Pumpkin Pie
No-bake frozen pumpkin pie with a gingersnap cookie crust, pumpkin and whipped topping filling, and crushed peanut brittle on top. A fun, easy freezer dessert with only 4 ingredients.
Frozen Tortoni Cream
Frozen tortoni with cream cheese, Amaretto, whipped cream, and crushed peanut brittle in foil cups. An elegant Italian-style frozen dessert with no ice cream maker needed.
