The holidays are all about sweet, cozy treats that bring everyone together—and these Holiday Microwave The holidays are the perfect time for sweet, crunchy treats, and nothing says festive like microwave peanut brittle!
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This classic candy gets a modern twist with a quick, easy microwave method that delivers golden, crunchy caramel studded with roasted peanuts in just minutes. No standing over a hot stove or fussing with candy thermometers—just fast, delicious, holiday-ready brittle that everyone will love.
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Perfect for gifting, cookie exchanges, or adding to your holiday dessert table, this microwave peanut brittle is both nostalgic and stress-free.
With a few simple ingredients and a few minutes in the microwave, you’ll have a shiny, crackling batch of candy that captures the warmth and sweetness of the season.
Get ready to make a holiday favorite that’s crunchy, nutty, and impossibly addictive!
Using just a few ingredients and your microwave, you’ll have delicious peanut butter confections ready in no time—sweet, chewy, and full of holiday cheer. Get ready to make the holidays a little sweeter and a lot more fun!
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Microwave Peanut Brittle Recipe
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. light corn syrup
- 1 c. unsalted peanuts
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. baking soda
This recipe is very easy to make if you follow the directions exactly. You will want to do a test run with your microwave to see if your microwave is more powerful than what this recipe calls for.
The original recipe said to run your microwave on 100% power, but I had to kick mine down a notch to be running at 90% power. I think this recipe was developed with an older microwave in mind. If your microwave is less than about 3 years old I would definitely run it at 90% power.
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The nice thing about this recipe is that you can tell when the peanut brittle is done. Your butter and corn syrup mixture will go from being white in color to a golden brown. If you take the bowl out of the microwave when the mixture is a nice light golden brown, it will turn out perfect. Definitely keep a close eye on it!
Butter a cookie sheet. In a large microwavable mixing bowl, stir together sugar and corn syrup. Microwave for 4 minutes.
Stir in the peanuts and salt, and microwave for 3 1/2 minutes.
Mix in the butter and vanilla extract, and stir until butter is melted. Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.
Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir in the baking soda. Pour the peanut brittle mixture onto the greased baking sheet, spreading slightly with a spatula if necessary. The peanut brittle will flatten as it cools.
Let the peanut brittle cool to room temperature, then break it into pieces.
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