Every day, the in Spokane, Washington crafts 150 pounds of its famous soft peanut brittle. It’s salty, sweet, and divine, but what sets the secret recipe apart is its texture—instead of being pull-your-crowns off sticky, this beloved brittle is delicate and melts in your mouth. The iconic historic hotel also sells a chocolate version.
“Our candy makers use a secret recipe, mixing the ingredients from scratch and pulling the peanut brittle on a marble slab, the old-fashioned way that results in a soft texture,” explains Dania Duke, vice president and area managing director at The Davenport Hotel Collection.
From chocolates to cookies and peppermint bark, hotels are known for having collections of some of the very best, most iconic treats—many of which can be purchased online and gifted this holiday season to hold your friends and family over until their next vacation.
As for the Davenport’s Soft Peanut Brittle, it was invented by Sophia Gerkensmeyer, who worked in the hotel confections’ kitchen as a forelady from 1929 to 1940. She then worked at a candy store and a regular customer commented how hard peanut brittle was damaging her dentures, which got Gerkensmeyer thinking about how she could make a softer rendition of the candy…