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Ingredients
| granulated sugar: 2 cups |
| light brown sugar (packed): 2 cups |
| 2% milk: 1 cup |
| light corn syrup: 1 Tbl |
| salt: 1/4 tsp |
| smooth peanut butter: 1/2 cup |
| vanilla extract: 2 tsp |
Peanut Butter Penuche
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
20 min -
Servings
2 serving(s)
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- Butter the bottom and sides of a heavy 4-quart saucepan.
- In pan, combine the sugars, milk, corn syrup and salt.
- Cook and stir over medium heat until sugars dissolve and mixture begins to boil.
- Reduce heat; attach candy thermometer to pan.
- Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until thermometer reads 236°F.
- Remove from heat; add peanut butter but do not stir it in; set pan aside.
- Do not stir or move pan during cooling.
- When thermometer reaches 115°F, add vanilla extract.
- Beat by hand until mixture loses its gloss; pour into buttered pan.
- When penuche is only slightly warm, cut into small squares.