Ingredients
- 3 cups plain unsalted peanuts with the skin
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- Cinnamon to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Using a frying pan, combine together the peanuts, sugar, and water.
- Boil over medium-high heat until foam starts to form (10-15 minutes). Water will start changing color (light brownish-red).
- Stir occasionally reducing heat to medium if water gets too dark.
- When water start becoming sandy, remove from heat and stir for a few minutes to coat the peanuts.
- Bring back to medium heat and stir continuously until peanuts are caramelized and shiny but still coated with the sandy sugar.
- Keep stirring until hardened.
- Transfer into a heat proof glass bowl and stir in cinnamon (optional).