Vegan Peanut Brittle

4.91 from 10 votes

Crunchy and delicious vegan peanut brittle. This fabulous homemade brittle is slightly salty, packed with peanuts and wonderful as a dessert.

Prep Time30

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Vegan

Diet: Vegan

Servings:

Calories: 133kcal

Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray and set aside.
Measure out the peanuts, vegan butter and baking soda and set aside for easy access later.
Place the sugar, syrup, salt and water into a heavy bottomed pot. Turn the heat to medium high (about 1 less than maximum, so if it goes to 6, turn it up to 5) and heat, stirring all the while, until the sugar is completely dissolved and and beginning to boil.
Set up your sugar thermometer and add the peanuts. Stir vigorously until the mixture reaches 300°F, the hard crack stage. Immediately remove from the heat and stir in the vegan butter and baking soda. Work quickly here as the mixture will want to start setting, so speed is important. When you add the baking soda the mix will bubble up, so be very careful.
Immediately transfer the mixture to the baking sheet. Use a spatula or two forks pulling from opposite ends to try and spread the mixture out as far as possible so you get a nice thin candy.
Place into the fridge to cool and when cold, place the bottom of a knife onto the candy and lightly tap the knife with a hammer, cracking the candy gently into pieces.