68 Reviews of Microwave Peanut Brittle

From: Donna M.

On Jan 2, 2003

Outstanding peanut brittle recipe! This will now replace my tried and true recipe that I have used for 40 years. Why?...because it is much faster and since it makes about half as much it is easier to handle by myself when it comes to pouring and spreading quickly before it hardens. I cooked this in a 2-quart size glass batter bowl with a handle and pouring spout and it worked perfectly. I used 1 1/2 cups of peanuts because we like lots of peanuts in our brittle. It took about 13 minutes to cook in a 1000 watt microwave (probably took longer because of adding more nuts). I have found that the secret to very thin brittle is to stir the soda in very quickly and pour the mixture out onto the pan while it is still actively foaming, spread it out and then lift the edges and stretch even thinner. I spray my utensils with non-stick cooking spray, as well as my pan and the spout of my batter bowl so it slides right out. Thanks for a great recipe, Jellyqueen!

From: Carrie

On Dec 21, 2003

Wow, I too, will pitch the stove top recipe I've been using for 20 plus years. This was so easy and it's very very good. Wish I could give it more than 5 stars. We have a GE Spacemaker Microwave (don't know the watts)and I took previous reviewer's comment and only nuked 8 min. I sprayed my waxed paper with Pam and had no problem breaking it up. Thank you Jellyqueen for sharing a great recipe!

From: Melinablue

On Jun 25, 2003

Excellent recipe! Very popular around the office. The only problem I had was with the waxed paper sticking to the brittle, so I switched to the non-stick Reynolds wrap aluminum foil. Perfect!

From: r_mess

On Dec 24, 2006

my review is for the less experienced candy cook who may want to try it. first of all the taste is very good but my first try really taught me a few valuable lessons. i cut the recipe down to make only 2 ounces since i'm the only candy eater in the house and i didn't want to have alot of it left over. in my first try i learned: 1. that if you cut a recipe down you've got to watch the cooking time EXTRA CLOSE! 2. if you burn it and have to throw it out - don't throw it directly into a plastic garbage bag! 3. use a clear bowl so you can tell when it starts to turn light brown and stir it every 10 seconds after the first minute. (there's a small window of time between light brown and burned black!) 4. butter your stirring untensil lightly for stirring and the candy won't stick to the spoon so bad. 5. have the rest of your ingredients measured out and ready to add when you take it out of the microwave - it sets up really fast! 6. get it on the pan and flattened out asap! or you'll end up with extra thick peanut brittle like grandma used to make. i can't think of a recipe that i learned so much from in such a short amount of time or that gave my husband such big a laugh at my expense! now that i've learned a thing or two i'll know what to expect next time. thanks for posting jellyqueen, this will be the peanut brittle i use from this christmas on!!!

From: Bob Crouch

On Dec 15, 2002

This is absolutely the best. Talk about easy and fast. Everyone loves it. I can see that using raw peanuts is important. I think roasted peanuts would continue to cook and possibly become overdone. Thanks Jellyqueen!

From: Kasha

On Jun 10, 2007

This makes a manageable quantity much more easily and maybe safely than on the stovetop. I used fancy mixed nuts and it came out beautifully. The dried sticky leftovers came out of the bowl after soaking in hot water very easily. I shared it with a family next door who had never had brittle before, and my husband, who didn't know it either. Good recipe.

From: Rhonda003

On Dec 17, 2003

Very good. I cooked for a total of 9 minutes, stirring every 3. It turned out very dark and almost had a burned smell...but it tasted fine! Next time I may stop at 8 minutes. Also, the leftovers in the bowl quickly hardened to a concrete mess. After a moment of panic, I filled the bowl with water and placed back in the microwave for 2 minutes. Everything dissolved and slid right out. Whew! (Also, I didn't have a 3 qt glass bowl, but a 2 qt worked just fine.)

From: Chef #533190

On Dec 7, 2007

The brittle is great. Next time I will increase the nuts to 2 cups. After spreading the brittle on the baking sheet, while the brittle was still pliable, I cut it into squares. This made it a lot easier to break it into pieces when it had cooled and hardened.

From: veggie_mama

On Dec 7, 2007

This was a very easy and delicious recipe. I used a Silpat in my jelly roll pan. Made breaking it up and clean up a breeze. Next time I'll try heating the pan for thinner brittle. THANKS!!!

From: Chef #280428

On Jul 23, 2008

Great stuff! I used 1 1/2 cups peanuts, cooked 8 minutes and THEN added the roasted peanuts, cooked 1 minute, added vanilla and butter, cooked 1 minute, and then added soda. MOST IMPORTANT- I heated a flat cookie sheet with a silpat sheet (225 degrees), poured candy mix on it, and topped with another silpat sheet and flattened with a rolling pin (with candy between the two silpats)---- easy peasy!