Edible Chemistry from the Microwave!

With this instructable you can do some semi-complex chemistry in your very own kitchen with this simple recipe MICROWAVE Peanut Brittle. It's delicious, simple, and educational! If you don't like learning, ignore the science part, because this is fun and DELICIOUS!

Warning: WILL CONTAIN NUTS! (duh!)

Step 1 Ingredients

You Will Need:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup (preferably light)
1 cup raw peanuts
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda

Comments

[FOS builder]

don't play with microwaves

[Ms.Packers]

yes eventhought it is fun it is really danourouse

[sherrycayheyhey]

your comment on the main picture is great :)

[Kiteman]

Does it have to be corn syrup? Would golden syrup be a suitable substitute?

[jrh065]

I'll bet any syrup will do so long as the water content is low enough. Either way you should be able to cook the water out.

[wiredcur]

One effect the corn syrup has which the golden syrup may or may not have is to help keep the sugar crystals dissolved and make the candy smoother.

[Lithium Rain]

Hmm, what do I know, but I'm guessing sugar water, boiled down to make a sticky syrup, might work just as well.

[oldanvilyoungsmith]

I did it for 8 and it came out black! help?

[imshanedulong]

It could be you have a more powerful microwave!

[oldanvilyoungsmith]

not much science, but looks good! can't wait to try it. oh yeah, how long does it take to cool?

[imshanedulong]

I just left it in the fridge for an hour or two!

[hacedor]

This stuff is super good. I have made it before and was thinking of posting it when I figured out it was already posted.

[killerjackalope]

What in god's name do you call that monstrosity?

[cowscankill]

is this peanut brittle?

[killerjackalope]

Yes but not as we know it...

[cowscankill]

What is in peanut brittle besides peanuts?

[red-king]

...brittle =P

[alex-sharetskiy]

lol times two!

[tubbychick3n]

lol.

[imshanedulong]

Read and find out!

[ticky2143]

its peanut brittle

[Phil B]

I made good peanut brittle on a stovetop with a pan when we lived in Ohio. The wintertime humidity was low. I tried a microwave recipe in the summer while we were visiting Tennessee. The humidity was much higher and the peanut brittle never got hard. Humidity is a variable that will greatly affect the results.

[wasabi32746]

I do this all the time, just be careful after you microwave the stuff. It turns basically into napalm, you get it on you its going to stick and burn you.