Peanut Sesame Candy Recipe

Peanut Sesame Candy

From annieamie 17 years ago

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15 minutes to make
Serves 12

If you've never tried the Chinese candy made with sesame seeds and peanuts, you're really missing out! The flavor of these two ingredients held together by a sweet candy mixture is just out of this world. You can find these candies in any Asian Market but its far more fun to make it for yourself. Read more These are great for bake sales, holiday gifts when jarred and delicious snacks for your friends and family. They're easy to make and only have five ingredients! See less

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Ingredients

2 pounds of roasted and shelled peanuts shopping list
2 pounds brown sugar shopping list
1/4 cup vinegar shopping list
1/4 cup water shopping list
1/2 cup sesame seeds, toasted shopping list

How to make it

In a saucepan, dissolve sugar in vinegar and water and boil until quite thick. (The thicker the sugar solution, the more brittle the candy.)
Pour peanuts into saucepan and mix well.
Sprinkle the bottom of a pan or a smooth, clean cutting board with three-quarters of the toasted sesame seeds. (I use a large baking pan covered in "Release Aluminum foil or a silicone mat.)
Pour the peanut mixture into the pan or on a board, flattening it out by rolling over it a bottleor jar smeared with enough peanut oil to keep the candy from sticking to the bottle.
Sprinkle the top with remaining sesame seeds.
Allow to cool; cut into squares or diamonds.

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annieamie 15 years ago
Ben, there are some really old candy recipes made with vinegar. I think that the vinegar keeps the candy from being way too sweet. The candy is sweet enough from the two pounds of sugar. You can't taste the vinegar at all in the finished candy.
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benphang 15 years ago
Wonder what is the purpose for vinegar as this candy is supposed to be sweet, crisp and nutty. Thanks in advance. 5 from me though :)
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ksunchic 16 years ago
i love this! my mom makes us a similar version sans the peanuts. thanks for sharing :-) 5
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chefmeow ate it and said...
Yummy. I have had this at a great chinese food restaurant here in town and it is awesome. Never could find the recipe Glad to have it. Thanks for a great post. You've got my 5.
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Yummy. I have had this at a great chinese food restaurant here in town and it is awesome. Never could find the recipe Glad to have it. Thanks for a great post. You've got my 5.

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