Candied peanuts are a crunchy snack popular in many countries. These Thai-style candied peanuts are tastier as they are flavored with cocoa powder and coffee powder. It makes a perfect party snack or holiday gift.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Raw peanuts skin on
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Butter
- 1 teaspoon Cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Instant coffee powder
- 3 tablespoons White sesame seeds roasted
- 1/4 cup Water
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
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Instructions
- Combine sugar, water, butter, cocoa powder, and coffee powder in a large nonstick wok. Mix with a rubber spatula until the sugar dissolve. Add raw peanuts and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Once the mixture boils, turn the heat to medium and continue cooking. Stir occasionally until the syrup starts to thicken.
- Once the syrup becomes thick, stir continuously until the sugar looks dry, powdery, and evenly coated on the peanuts. At this stage, sprinkle salt and stir continuously.
- After a few minutes, the sugar around the peanuts will start to melt again. Once all the peanuts have some wet spots, sprinkle sesame seeds and mix well to coat evenly. ( Don't wait until the sugar becomes liquid again)
- Once the nuts are well coated in sesame seeds, turn off the heat and spread the candied peanuts on a baking sheet to cool.
- Let them cool completely and store them in an airtight container.
- NOTE - This recipe is adapted from hot thai kitchen.com. I have used a nonstick pan and a rubber spatula for preparing these candied peanuts, as suggested by the author.
- You need to use raw, skin-on peanuts for this recipe as the skin helps coat the sugar evenly on the peanuts.
- Make sure to maintain a medium-low heat throughout the cooking. If you do faster in high heat, the peanuts may not roast through and won't be crunchy inside.
- NOTE - One cup = 250 ml, one tablespoon = 15 ml, one teaspoon = 5 ml.
