Candied Peanuts

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By Chef Eddy Van Damme

Prep Time:

Bake/Cook Time:

15m

Yield:

1 cup peanuts

Peanuts are a quick and easy on-the-go snack but can be a bit boring on their own. Chef Eddy has taken this much-beloved nut and added a bit of sugar and vanilla for a sweet and salty combo that you didn't know you needed until now! Candied Pecans are delicious eaten as-is, as a salad topping, served with cheese, or as an after-dinner snack. Only 6 ingredients and ready in under 30 minutes!

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Ingredients

1/2 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
4 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch salt if using unsalted peanuts
1 cup roasted (not raw) peanuts (lightly salted or unsalted)
Pinch cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions

Combine sugar, water, vanilla extract, and salt (if using) in a sauté pan. Bring to a boil.
Add peanuts and toss in syrup. Cook a few minutes until most of syrup is evaporated. Remove from heat. Stir peanuts until a white grainy coating develops on surface of nuts.
Turn heat back on to medium and toss peanuts until white coating caramelizes and they sound “dry.”
Sprinkle with cayenne pepper and remove from heat. Let peanuts cool on parchment paper.
Store airtight.

Dixie Crystals Insight

Please watch our video on Candied Pecans as it is the same procedure as for candied peanuts.

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