Beer adds a unique twist to old-fashioned brittle.
Similar to peanut brittle, beer brittle is a fun alternative snack to make for a get-together, a themed football party or simply to enjoy at home. As the name suggests, beer is an important ingredient in beer brittle, lending its unique flavor to this candy. can be made as a sweet treat or a spicy snack. For variety, make a batch of both.
Instructions
Sweet Beer Brittle
1. Pour 2 cups sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice into a saucepan that has a thick bottom. Add just enough water to cover the sugar mixture. Heat on high, allowing the mixture to boil for 10 minutes without stirring. Continue boiling, without stirring, until the sugar mixture turns into a caramel-like substance.
2. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add 2 tablespoons butter. Allow the butter to melt, then stir the mixture. Pour in 1/2 a cup of beer, which will cause the mixture to steam. Stir the beer into the mixture completely.
3. Beer-flavored peanut brittle is a unique treat.
Stir in 2 cups of honey-coated peanuts. This will add a taste of sweetness.
4. Grease a cookie sheet with vegetable shortening so it's coated with a thin film. Pour the brittle mixture onto the cookie sheet. Leave it on the counter to cool and harden for two hours.
5. Break the sweet beer brittle into pieces with the handle end of a table knife. Place the brittle in an air-tight container to keep it fresh.
Spicy Beer Brittle
6. Heat 2 cups sugar, 1 cup light corn syrup and 1 cup dark beer on medium-high heat while stirring continuously. Stir the ingredients until the sugar dissolves.
7. Chili pepper and cayenne pepper give the brittle a little kick.
Mix 2 cups of peanuts, 1/2 a tablespoon of table salt, 1 finely chopped chipotle chili pepper, 1/2 a tablespoon of cayenne pepper and 2 tablespoons of lime juice into the sugar mixture. Stir the mixture well to blend the ingredients.
8. The temperature the brittle mixture reaches determines how hard or soft it is.
Place the candy thermometer in the saucepan so the bottom of the thermometer is sitting in the brittle mixture. Cook the brittle mixture until the thermometer reaches 300 degrees, which is the hard-crack candy stage. Stir the mixture a few times, but not constantly.
9. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir into the mixture 1 tablespoon of baking soda, 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of vanilla.
10. Rub vegetable shortening around the bottom and sides of a . Pour the brittle mixture onto the sheet. Let the spicy beer brittle cool for two hours before cracking it into small pieces with the handle end of a table knife. Store the brittle in an air-tight container.
Tags: brittle mixture, beer brittle, cookie sheet, sugar mixture, air-tight container, Beer Brittle, brittle air-tight