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Crunchy three-ingredient peanut brittle

Name: Crunchy three-ingredient peanut brittle
Yield: 1 pan
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 300 g Granulated sugar; 150 g Peanuts; 3 tbsp Water; for greasing the pan Butter

Peanut brittle made with sugar, water, and peanuts. Cook the caramel until golden brown, spread on a greased pan, and let set. Makes 1 pan.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 7–8 min
Servings: 1 pan
Difficulty: Easy

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This crunchy three-ingredient peanut brittle is a sheet of caramel packed with nuts, made with just sugar, peanuts, and a little water. Heat the sugar and water over low heat without stirring for about five minutes, then cook for another 2–3 minutes until golden brown. Pour the caramel and peanuts onto a buttered baking sheet or into a silicone mold and let it set. Enjoy it as a movie snack or use it to decorate desserts.

Ingredients

Granulated sugar 300 g
Peanuts 150 g
Water 3 tbsp
Butter for greasing the pan

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Instructions

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Grease a baking sheet with butter or oil and set aside. You can also use a silicone mold, which does not need greasing.
Pour the water into a saucepan, add the sugar, and stir to combine. Heat over low heat without stirring for about 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, stir the mixture and cook for another 2–3 minutes, until golden brown.
Add the peanuts and quickly stir them into the caramel. Remove the saucepan from the heat, pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, and spread it into an even layer with a wooden spoon.
Let the brittle cool completely, about 1 hour, then break it into irregular pieces.

Tip: Warm the peanuts in a warm oven before adding them; cold peanuts would cool the caramel quickly and make it thicken before you can spread it. Use a wooden spoon, as the caramel is very hot.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 409 kcal
Protein: 7.7 g
Carbohydrates: 65 g
of which sugars: 61 g
Fat: 16 g
of which saturates: 2.4 g
Fiber: 2.5 g
Salt: 0.0 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Chrumkavý arašidový krokant z 3 surovín