I wanted to make some candy and worked with stuff I had in the house.  In full disclosure, I bought the M&Ms.  I wasn’t patient enough to cook it long enough to make brittle, so I turned it into a caramel chocolate peanut M&M candy bar. With chili powder.  Hope you like it.

2 1/3 cups sugar

1/2 cup water

1 cup dark Karo syrup

1 cup M&Ms

1 cup whole peanuts

1 cup chopped peanuts

3 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon baking soda

2 teaspoons chili powder

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup dark chocolate chip, melted and cooled (optional: add cream and stir vigorously for a smoother consistency)

In a large sauce pan add sugar, water, butter, and Karo syrup

Bring to a boil; use a candy thermometer and let mixture get to 250

Add peanuts, vanilla, salt, and baking soda

Add M&M’s

Continue cooking to 280

Pour on a parchment-lined baking sheet

Let cool in refrigerator for 2 hours

Cut into 2×1 pieces and dip into melted dark chocolate

Refrigerate for 1 hour and don’t share – Eat them all yourself.