Peanut Brittle Dipped in Chocolate

I used this recipe for our church's ladies get together for Christmas. I got the book from my friend, Lisa who works at the Mall. The cookbook is awesome for Christmas recipes- there's a baked brie recipe in it that was amazing. Maybe I will post that another time.

Peanut Brittle Dipped in Chocolate

1C Sugar (1/2 white, 1/2 light brown) 1/2 C Light Corn Syrup 1/8 tsp Salt 1 1/2 C Shelled Raw Peanuts 1 Tbsp Butter 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 tsp Baking Soda 2 Bags of semisweet chocolate chips to taste cinnamon and nutmeg 1 Tbsp Peanut oil From: Southern Living Ultimate Christmas Cookbook, and personal changes.

Prepare the Peanut Brittle: -Microwave first three ingredients in a 2-quart glass bowl on HIGH for 5 minutes, using a 1100-watt microwave oven (1 extra minute for 700 watt). -Stir in Peanuts, microwave 3 more minutes. -Stir in butter and vanilla, microwave 45 seconds. Candy should be the color of peanut butter. -Stir in baking soda (mixture will bubble). -Work quickly to spread hot candy in a thin layer onto a lightly greased baking sheet using two metal forks. -Allow to cool completely, then break into pieces Chocolate Dip: In a crock pot, melt the bags of chips, mixed with the oil and spices. When fully melted, it is ready for dipping, and the candies once done can be cooled and packaged. Note: This is a very messy thing to make. You have to be VERY quick with the brittle, it hardens in the bowl quickly. Soaking the bowl for a while easily removed the hardened brittle (Thanks hubby!)