Grandmas Homemade Peanut Rounders
Grandmas Homemade Peanut Rounders: An old fashioned melt in you mouth candy also known as Texas Peanut Patties. Bring back the memories of Christmas at Grandmas house with this delicious holiday candy, perfect for your Christmas goodies tray.
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HOW TO MAKE GRANDMAS HOMEMADE PEANUT ROUNDERS (PEANUT PATTIES)
- INGREDIENTS (printable recipe below)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups raw Spanish peanuts
- 2/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons water
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon red food coloring
- DIRECTIONS
- Spray muffin tin with non stick cooking spray; set aside.
- Combine sugar, syrup, peanuts, salt and water in a medium size heavy saucepan.
- Cook on medium to low heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Turn up to medium high; cook to 245°; remove and add butter, stirring until melted.
- Add vanilla and food coloring; stir well.
- Set the timer for 15-20 minutes.
- Stir every couple minutes.
- The mixture will become very thick and start to loose its shine.
- Spoon into prepared muffin tins.
- Let sit completely before removing from tins.
- After cooled and set; wrap in plastic wrap.
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Grandmas Peanut Rounders
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ABOUT 14-17 ROUNDERS
An old fashioned melt in you mouth candy also known as Texas Peanut Patties. Bring back the memories of Christmas at Grandmas house with this delicious holiday candy, perfect for your Christmas goodies tray.
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups raw Spanish peanuts
- 2/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons water
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon red food coloring
Instructions
- Combine sugar, syrup, peanuts, salt and water in a medium size heavy saucepan.
- Cook on medium to low heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Turn up to medium high; cook to 245°; remove and add butter, stirring until melted.
- Add vanilla and food coloring; stir well.
- KEEP OFF THE HEAT. Set the timer for 15-20 minutes or until candy become opaque.
- Stir every couple minutes.
- The mixture will become very thick and start to loose its shine.
- Spoon into prepared muffin tins.
- Let sit completely before removing from tins.
- After cooled and set; wrap in plastic wrap.
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Excellent. Made these at least a dozen times and always turn out great, even using salted peanuts. If you skip “beating until creamy” the candy will be grainy.
Thanks Richard, Yes, other then the temperature, I think stirring is the key. I’m going to try salted peanuts next time.
After the vanilla and food covering, do you put it back on the stove or leave it set to turn opaque like it is?
Hi Debra, Thank you for the question. Keep the candy off the heat. As it cools it will become opaque.