Ingredients
The following ingredients have 1 Servings
- 1 1/2 cup peanuts
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt ((omit if the peanuts are very salty))
- 2 tablespoons bourbon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons butter (, cut in small pieces)
- Pinch of vanilla sea salt (, optional)
- Melted milk chocolate for drizzle (, optional)
Instruction
- Cover a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Do NOT used waxed paper.
- Set aside.
- Bring the sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt to a boil in a heavy saucepan, stirring constantly.
- Once the mixture boils stop stirring and let the temperature reach 295F to 300F.
- Add the bourbon, vanilla, butter, and peanuts and remove from heat.
- Stir it until the butter melts and is mixed in.
- Quickly pour out on the parchment, spreading it as thin as possible with a spatula.
- Sprinkle with the vanilla sea salt if desired -- a little goes a long way!
- Let cool just until you can stand to touch it and pull the candy as thin as possible.
- Let cool completely.
- Drizzle with melted chocolate if desired and break into pieces.
- Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry spot.
