The Best Peanut Brittle

Mom's Best Peanut Brittle

Peanuts in a shell in a peel, peanut beans close-up

🥜 Peanut Fun Facts Peanuts aren’t nuts — they’re legumes (same fam as beans & lentils). They grow underground, which makes them agricultural weirdos. It takes about 540 peanuts to make a standard jar of peanut butter. Peanuts were once used as currency in parts of ancient South America. Peanut plants improve soil health by adding nitrogen back into the ground. The average peanut plant produces only 30–40 peanuts. Peanuts are one of the most energy-dense snacks on Earth. The U.S. consumes over h