Diabetic Friendly Peanut Brittle Food

THE BEST PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and grease with nonstick cooking spray.
• Stir together the sugar, corn syrup and 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan fitted with a candy/deep-fry thermometer. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, then continue to boil until it's golden brown and it reaches 340 degrees F, about 15 minutes.
• Working quickly, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter and baking soda until smooth (it will foam and bubble up). Stir in the peanuts until evenly distributed amongst the sugar mixture.
• Pour onto the prepared baking sheet and quickly smooth with a rubber spatula into a thin and even layer. Let harden uncovered at room temperature until cooled completely. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

DIABETIC FRIENDLY - PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• 1. Lightly grease two baking pans, ( 7 ½ X 3 ½) Spread the shelled nuts over the bottoms of the two pans.
• 2. In a medium sauce pan, cook the honey over a very low heat until it tests at "hard ball" stage on your candy thermometer
• 3. As soon as the honey tests "hard ball" pour it over the two pans. - Do not wait for the foam to settle, bubbles help to make the candy lighter. You'll have to move the pot as you pour, or the honey won't flow into all the corners. Scrape out the honey that sticks to the sides into the pans.
• 4. Allow candy to cool very well, then turn it out of the pans as follows: Put a large piece of waxed paper on a strong and solid flat surface. (Such as a cabinet top, or your floor.) Pick up the pan, turn it over, and holding by the bottom, rap the topside of the pan down on the cabinet top or floor, very flat and very sharply. *You'll probably need a few raps to get it out.

QUICK PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a baking tray with baking parchment. Melt the sugar in a medium frying pan over a medium heat for 4-5 mins until caramelised - it should be a dark amber colour. Don't stir, as this causes the sugar to crystallise - instead, tilt the pan slowly so the sugar melts evenly.
• Add the peanuts, stir with a wooden spoon, then quickly and carefully tip onto the prepared tray. Immediately sprinkle over the sea salt flakes and leave to cool until set. Will keep for several weeks in an airtight container.