• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

China Sichuan Food

menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipe Index
  • By Date
  • Newsletter
  • Pantry
  • About
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipe Index
    • By Date
    • Newsletter
    • Pantry
    • About
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • ×

    Home » Recipes » Vegan & Vegetarian

    Candied Peanuts

    March 5, 2019 by Elaine 2 Comments | Jump to Recipe

    • Facebook

    Easy snack for sweet teeth, candied peanuts (糖霜花生).

    I get the request from one of my reader for the recipe of Chinese syrup coated peanut. I have searched some information and find a little bit hard to give an exact name of this dish. Generally it is a Chinese snack, coated peanut with strong sweet taste (Chinese coated peanuts). There are other coated peanuts as snacks in China. I have been eating them for years in my childhood.  Some of them are coated with a "weird" taste, sweet but also spicy.  My daughter does not eat spicy food, so this pure sweet version can be a good start. 

    Candied Peanuts |chinasichuanfood.comPeanuts are quite humble but they can be delicious when well cooked. We love to serve peanuts as side dishes for meals.  In summer and autumn days when fresh peanuts are available, our national choice is boiled peanuts (水煮花生) . In other seasons, peanuts are either pan fried with salt or a mala flavor. 

    Cook's Note

    I use only sugar, salt and peanuts in this recipe. However, adding cornstarch can make the white layer thicker. If you want to add cornstarch, place the cornstarch in a bowl and heat with high fire for 2 minutes in a microwave oven (to remove the raw taste) and then add the cornstarch after adding peanuts to the syrup.

    Candied Peanuts |chinasichuanfood.com

    Steps 

    Spread the peanuts in a baking sheet and roast for 15 to 20 minutes with 150 degree C.

    Candied Peanuts |chinasichuanfood.com

    Add water, salt and sugar. Heat over slow fire until it forms large white bubbles. The syrup should be around 110 degree C. Do not over cook the syrup. If the syrup turns golden yellow, then the syrup is overcooked. High temperature syrup gets crispy after cooled down and usually is used for another famous Chinese snack (peanut sesame candy)

    Candied Peanuts |chinasichuanfood.com

    Slow the fire firstly, stir the peanuts in.

    Candied Peanuts |chinasichuanfood.com

     Stir the peanuts gently, crystallization begins.

    Candied Peanuts |chinasichuanfood.com

    Candied Peanuts |chinasichuanfood.com

     

    Candied Peanuts |chinasichuanfood.com

    Candied Peanut

    Chinese Snack--coated peanuts with starch and syrup, candied peanuts
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: Chinese
    Keyword: coated, peanuts
    Prep Time: 2 minutes
    Cook Time: 13 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 1259kcal
    Author: Elaine

    Ingredients

    • 300 g peanuts
    • 150 g granulated sugar , or more as needed
    • ½ cup clean water
    • a small pinch of salt

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat oven to 150 degree C. Spread peanuts evenly on baking sheet and roast for 15 to 20 minutes. Mix the peanuts evenly once or twice to make sure they are evenly cooked.  
    • Heat the sugar along with water and a small pinch of salt in a pan. Heat over medium to low fire. Stir from time to time until the thin syrup form large white bubbles . Slow down fire, stir in the peanuts and make the peanuts well coated with syrup. 
    • Transfer out gently and cool until completely cooled down. Transfer to air-tight container. Keep in shadow place up to 1 week.

    Notes

    Those peanuts need to be stored in an airtight container. And enjoy whenever you want.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1259kcal | Carbohydrates: 126g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 74g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 1116mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 74g | Calcium: 159mg | Iron: 6mg

    Candied Peanuts |chinasichuanfood.com

    Candied Peanuts |chinasichuanfood.com

    « Avocado Smoothie
    Pan-Fried King Oyster Mushroom »

    You may also like

    Lo Mai Gai (Steamed Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf)

    Lo Mai Gai (Steamed Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf)

    December 22, 2016

    Peanut dumplings (Peanut Tang Yuan) | Chinasichuanfood.com

    Peanut Dumplings (Tang Yuan)

    February 4, 2022

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Edna

      October 04, 2017 at 1:03 pm

      On the Chinese Coated Peanuts, do the peanuts have to be raw or cooked?

      Reply
      • Elaine

        October 04, 2017 at 8:55 pm

        We need to cook the peanuts firstly before wrapping with syrup.

        Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    Hi, Welcome!

    Please not be limited by site name, as Elaine shares Chinese recipes beyond Sichuan dishes. Know me more from About Page

    • Facebook
    • Google+
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

    Find Recipes

    Email List

    Subscribe Our Email list to get updates and recipes

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    • Privacy Policy. Disclaimer. About. Hot Pot cookbook

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2022 ChinaSichuanFood.com | All Rights Reserved