Recipes to use up Peanut Brittle?

I was given a packet of Peanut Brittle and am not a huge fan of it, but I'm sure I could grind it up and use it in a recipe for biscuits or a slice or something like that? I'm not very creative in the kitchen and can't imagine making up my own recipe, so I thought someone might know how I can use up this packet of brittle in a recipe? Ideas?Recipes to use up Peanut Brittle?
Here are some great ideas





PEANUT BUTTER BRITTLE CAKE





1 (16 1/2 oz.) can ready-to-spread vanilla frosting


1/4 c. peanut butter


1 (1 lb.) angel food loaf cake, halved crosswise


1 c. finely crushed peanut brittle





Combine frosting and peanut butter and beat until smooth. Spread frosting over each cake half. Sprinkle peanut brittle over frosting. Makes about 6 servings.





CREAM CHEESE PEANUT BRITTLE COOKIES





1 c. unsalted butter, softened


1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened


1 c. granulated sugar


1 egg


1 tsp. vanilla or almond extract


1 1/2 c. crushed peanut brittle


2 1/3 c. all-purpose flour


1/2 tsp. baking soda


Additional granulated sugar, for sprinkling





In a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until blended. Fold in peanut brittle. Add flour and baking soda; stir to make a soft dough. Cover bowl and refrigerate at least 3 hours.


Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place balls, about 2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets. Dip tines of fork into flour and press tines across tops of cookies to flatten; press again to opposite direction. Sprinkle cookies with granulated sugar.





Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes, or just until cookies are golden. Remove from baking sheets and let cool completely on wire racks. Makes 4 dozen cookies.Recipes to use up Peanut Brittle?
Peanut Brittle Bars








2 cup (4 sticks) butter, softened


2 cup white sugar


4 cups sifted all purpose flour


2 cup peanut brittle, coarsely chopped and divided





Preheat oven to 375.





Cream together butter and sugar. Add flour, mixing at low speed, until fully incorporated. Stir in 1 cup of the brittle.





Turn batter into ungreased half sheet pan and press batter into thin layer. Sprinkle remaining brittle on top of the batter and press down with your spatula or a piece of wax paper.





Bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown. Let cookies cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then slice into bars. Let the bars cool completely in the pan. They will be quite firm when completely cooled. Store in an airtight container. Makes 36 delicious and crunchy bars.
My 1st idea is similar to Linda's.





Idea 1:


I was going to say to make mock fried ice cream by forming baseball sized scoops of vanilla ice cream, set them back in the freezer on a plate for about an hour. Then grind the peanut brittle finely, like course sawdust and roll the ice cream scoops in the brittle mixture. Serve with chocolate or strawberry sauce, bananas and a little whipped cream. Store leftovers in tupperware or a freezer bag.





Idea 2.


crush into ';brickle'; (like the size ';nerds'; candy) and stir into some melted milk, dark or white chocolate and spoon clusters onto a sheet of waxed paper to set and you have your very own custom chocolates.





Idea 3.


crush into a brickle, add some coconut and use to top your next batch of muffins or stir into chocolate chip cookies.





p.s.


If you don't have a food processor to grind the candy, just stick it into a doubled ziplock bag, set on a dish towl and whack the heck out of it with a hammer.
Crush it really well and mix it in some vanilla ice cream.
Peanut brittle never lasts that long around me!!


Make a batch of peanut butter cookies and add crushed brittle to the dough before baking.


Grind it up and make milkshakes.


Make a cheesecake and use the candy to top it.


You're cute with this question, made me smile.

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