1200 Watt Microwave Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon molasses (unsulphured)
1/2 cup less 1 tablespoon corn syrup
2 cups salted peanuts
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation

Line a baking/cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper and spray with cooking spray or grease with butter.
Put 1 tablespoon molasses in a 1/2 cup measuring cup and then fill with corn syrup (spray cup with cooking spray first, so corn syrup will come out easier).
Put corn syrup mixture and white sugar in an eight cup bowl and mix well then microwave on high for 2 minutes, remove and stir and then microwave for 1 more minute.
Remove from microwave and add peanuts, stir into bubbling sugar mixture and microwave for 2 minutes.
Remove from microwave and then stir in butter and vanilla and microwave for 1 minute.
Remove from microwave and quickly stir in baking soda - it will get somewhat white and foamy - spread out onto baking sheet - you can let it cool at room temperature or cool in the fridge. Put mixing bowl cup in sink under hot running water to aid in cleanup.
* I add the molasses because it gives the brittle a beautiful color - it is not required to make the recipe - if you don't want to use it, just use a full 1/2 cup of corn syrup. Watch out with sampling - this stuff is habit forming - if you want to bump it up a notch - add 1 teaspoon cinnamon to sugars at begining (my daughter and I like) or if you really want to kick up it up - add the cinnamon and 1/3 teaspoon caynne pepper - hot stuff. I love the sweet and spicy.