Sugar Peanuts
"I haven't tried this recipe yet, but I think it just can't be bad. It is an african snack and I'm posting it for the World Tour 2005. The number of servings is an estimate."
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- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 cups unsalted peanuts
directions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Combine water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and stir until sugar is dissolved, to make a syrup.
- Add peanuts. Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring regularly, until peanuts are evenly coated, and no syrup is left in pan.
- Spread nuts out on baking sheets. Bake at 300 degrees F for about thirty minutes to one hour or until sugar is completely dried. Gently stir the peanuts a few times while baking. Remove from oven and place on paper towels, let cool, and store in airtight containers.
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Reviews
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My mom used to make these and now I've taken over the tradition. In my usual fashion, I experimented with the recipe. In one batch, I added 4 tablespoons of butter - that adds a touch of salt and some crunch! The next batch I used half brown sugar. This makes them taste like peanuts you get in caramel corn. All varieties a bit hit at home and the office! -
I first had these at a friend's house. Her brothers made them becuase they were visiting from Africa since they're Missionaries. I also had some at her house that were actually from Africa. I am giving it 5 stars becasue my husband loved them so much. I like the original ones from Africa better, though. This was really easy to make. I just left them in a little too long and they were a tad too brown. I doubted that I could find the recipe, so thank you for posting it! -
I have had this recipe several years, but misplaced it. So glad to find it here. Thanks Maite for posting this recipe. Better than I remembered it to be!! -
We liked these! I got worried because the syrup crystallized in an instant on the stovetop, but they turned out fine after baking. Next time I will add a bit of salt. Thank you for posting Maite! Made for ZWT, please see my rating system as I rate tougher than most. -
I actually have been making these as Christmas presents for people ever since my best friend in high school gave me the recipe (nearly half a century ago... well, 40 years anyway :-) They are particularly good to give to vegan friends. I LOVE them. And had no idea it is an African snack. Thanks so much for posting.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Maiumlteacute G.
Oostkamp, West-Vlaanderen
I'm the mother to two boys (Yaron °2002, Noah °2004) and I am happily married since 2000. I work as an administrative assistant in a primary school. I have liked cooking since I was a little girl, strangely enough, my mother never really enjoyed cooking, so I don't know where I am getting it from.
Cooking is really taking a break for me (at least of my two boys will leave me to it). I try to involve my kids as much as possible in cooking and they already enjoy making cookies, cakes and popsicles. I like to bake so when it's their birthday I let them choose their favourite cake. This year I made a pirate ship for the youngest one and a treasure chest for my oldest. I am active in my children's school and I like to craft when there's time left, which isn't too much lately. Every night before I go to bed, I need to read at least a chapter in a book. It has become such a ritual that it is hard to sleep when I haven't.
I do have quite a few cookbooks, but the ones I would miss the most if I'ld lost them (even if I don't make that much recipes out of them) are my great grandmothers cookbooks, which are partly just little pieces of paper with a recipe scribbled onto it. I also really like the cookbooks and tv-shows of Jamie Oliver and Nigela Lawson.
I really like the countryside, even if I don't really live in it. (I live in a suburb of Bruges) My dream is to one day buy a small little farmhouse with just a few animals and a beautiful garden, where I could grow some veggies to can in summer. Well, one can dream can we...
My pet peeves are agressive drivers, people who don't take others into consideration and who are selfish.
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