Lactose Free Peanut Brittle

This is something I had made for my mom. At age 76 she became lactose-intolerant. I did not want her to go without during the holiday season.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 192 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup water
• ½ cup corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 cup raw peanuts
• 2 teaspoons butter flavoring

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Grease a baking sheet.

Step 2

Stir shortening and butter flavoring together in a bowl until well combined.

Step 3

Stir sugar, peanuts, corn syrup, water, and salt together in a 2-quart saucepan. Heat mixture over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (149 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 4

Carefully stir baking soda and vanilla into peanut mixture until fully incorporated. Stir shortening mixture into peanut mixture until dissolved.

Step 5

Pour peanut mixture in a single layer onto prepared baking sheet; cool until hard. Crack brittle into pieces.