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.
Quick facts
Where to find peanut brittle: 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.
