Spicy Maple Bacon Peanut Brittle Recipe

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Spicy Maple Bacon Peanut Brittle
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
1233
Calories
Total time
40
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Place bacon on a rack over a cookie sheet and cook until crispy, about 15 minutes. Reserve bacon fat. The recipe calls for 8 tablespoons of butter (fat) – replace as much of butter as you have bacon fat. Once bacon is done, drain on paper towels and chop into bits.
  3. Place the sugar and maple syrup in a large, heavy saucepan over high heat and stir with a wooden spoon until sugar begins to melt. Lower the heat to medium-high and keep stirring just until the sugar is melted. Stop stirring and watch for it to turn a medium caramel color. About 10 minutes total.
  4. Stir in peanuts, and then bacon fat and butter. Then add Old Bay, cayenne and dry mustard. Allow peanuts to cook for about two minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in the bacon.
  5. Turn the mixture out onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, and spread it evenly to the desired thickness with a wooden spoon or stiff rubber spatula. Sprinkle salt on top, while brittle is still warm.
  6. Allow to cool completely-at least one hour-then break the brittle into pieces and store in an airtight container at room temperature. If your brittle isn't brittle enough to break into pieces, pop it in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes, until it hardens enough to snap easily.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1232.61 Kcal (5161 kJ)
Calories from fat 802.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 89.15g 137%
Cholesterol 98.02mg 33%
Sodium 662.23mg 28%
Potassium 635.77mg 14%
Total Carbs 94.42g 31%
Sugars 68.08g 272%
Dietary Fiber 7.82g 31%
Protein 22.18g 44%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 10%
Iron 3.5mg 19%
Calcium 91.7mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 500.7 Kcal (2096 kJ)
Calories from fat 325.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36.21g 137%
Cholesterol 39.82mg 33%
Sodium 269.01mg 28%
Potassium 258.26mg 14%
Total Carbs 38.35g 31%
Sugars 27.66g 272%
Dietary Fiber 3.17g 31%
Protein 9.01g 44%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 10%
Iron 1.4mg 19%
Calcium 37.3mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 31.3
    Points
  • 35
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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