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Burnt Peanuts Recipe

As far as my family's concerned, I can't make this nutty snack too often. In fact, I save pint jars throughout the year as containers for this popular Christmas present.

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Burnt Peanuts Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

25 30 55

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon red food coloring, optional
2 cups raw Spanish peanuts with skins (no substitutes)

Directions

In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water and food coloring if desired. Bring to a boil over medium heat; stir in peanuts. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 12 minutes or until peanuts are coated and no syrup remains. Spread peanuts into an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan; separated with a fork. Bake at 300° for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Yield: about 4 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/4 cup) equals 153 calories, 9 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 78 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Burnt Peanuts in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2000, p47

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Enjoy this recipe with a sweet red wine.

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Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2011 by scoutsmom55

Very simple to make-you have to watch carefully because it goes from syrup to coated in the blink of an eye. I made a batch with red food coloring and a batch with green food coloring and mixed them after they were done for the holidays-very pretty!

Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2011 by scoutsmom55

This is a simple treat to make--you have to really watch as the peanuts boil because it goes from syrup to coated in the blink of an eye. For the holidays I made a batch with the red food color and another batch with green food color and mixed them--very pretty and my family loved them.