The Redhead Tasting

“Because everything is better with bacon” is the philosophy behind these nuts.

The Bacon Peanut Brittles are just one example of The Redhead’s unpretentious attitude about food.

The Redhead has become a neighborhood staple, with their buttermilk fried chicken in a tight race with the Bacon Peanut Brittles for customer favorite.

Visit the restaurant in person and you’ll still get your Bacon Peanut Brittles served in their classic container - a Ball jam jar.

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The Story

Mix a hip gastropub and updated Southern comfort foods and you get The Redhead, a popular neighborhood restaurant run by Meg, Gregg and Rob in the East Village of NYC. While the restaurant is a hit among locals, it's the standout bar snack, Bacon Peanut Brittles, that's earning food cred beyond the bar stools. Meg has even drummed up a mini side business by packing and shipping this better tasting cousin of the Beer Nut to bacon and snack lovers across the country.

How It's Made

More savory than sweet, these crunchy peanuts are tossed lightly with maple syrup, a dash of cayenne, thyme and small chunks of salty, smoky bacon. There's even a rumor Meg actually fries the bacon in the hot liquid sugar before coating the peanuts. The mixture is then roasted until the maple becomes a tacky, sweet glue that holds the bacon and peanuts together in satisfying bitefuls. The Bacon Peanut Brittle's uncomplicated recipe is a testament to Meg's philosophy of high quality ingredients equaling an abundance of taste.

What We Love

Bacon Peanut Brittles, 1 Pound Bag

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Snackable: At the bar or curled up with a good flick, Bacon Peanut Brittles go down by the handful.

Authentic: This snack stays true to the unpretentious, good food that always comes out of The Redhead's kitchen.

Bacony: We appreciate the hefty bacon to peanut ratio (three to four mini chunks per peanut!)

By the Numbers

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2: Years The Redhead has been in the Bacon Peanut Brittle business.

3: Batches of Bacon Peanut Brittles the kitchen staff squeezes in between preparing meals each week.

Did You Know?

Bacon Peanut Brittles, 1 Pound Bag

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Bacon Peanut Brittles are a more delicious version of the classic bar favorite, Beer Nuts. Although the name alludes to a hoppy ale making its way into the roasting process, Beer Nuts do not actually contain any beer. The name was created to help market the otherwise not so interesting nuts as the perfect snack for your brewski. Maybe they were onto something, as we've discovered these Bacon Peanut Brittles taste even better with a good Brooklyn Brewery Lager in hand!

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