Crunchy Peanut Candy Recipes

CRUNCHY PEANUT CLUSTERS

Steps:

• In 4-quart saucepan, melt candy coating over medium heat, stirring frequently. Stir in peanut butter until mixture is smooth. Add remaining ingredients, stirring until completely coated.
• Drop mixture by heaping teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper or cookie sheet; sprinkle with colored sugar. Let stand until firm, about 1 hour. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

CRUNCHY CANDY CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Place candy coating in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Add peanut butter. Stir in extract if desired. , In a large bowl, combine the cereals and marshmallows. Add the peanut butter mixture and stir until the cereal mixture is well coated. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand until set. Store at room temperature.

CRUNCHY PEANUT-BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer, beat peanut butter, sugar, and butter until smooth. Beat in egg.
• On low speed, mix in flour and baking powder until a dough forms.
• Pinch off dough by the tablespoon; roll into balls. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets (lined with parchment paper, if desired). With a floured fork, press balls in a crisscross fashion, flattening to a 1/2-inch thickness.
• Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until lightly golden, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER CEREAL PARTY MIX

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix cereals, pretzels, peanut butter candies and peanuts; set aside.
• In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave white chocolate and butter uncovered on High about 1 minute, stirring once, until melted and chocolate can be stirred smooth. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
• In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, toss half of the cereal mixture with 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar until evenly coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Repeat with remaining cereal mixture and remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

CARAMELIZED CANDIED PEANUTS

Steps:

• Be sure the caramelized peanuts have cooled completely before storing them in an airtight container. Enjoy.

ANN'S CRUNCHY PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Mix and set aside the butter and soda.
• In a large pan, mix and boil the sugar, water,and syrup to hardball stage (254 degrees F).
• Add peanuts and stir constantly until mixture turns yellow (NOT AMBER) about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add butter mixture and vanilla.
• Pour onto greased cookie sheet.
• Pat into a thickness you like with the back of a spoon.
• Cool and break into pieces.
• Store in airtight container.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside.
• In a bowl mix two cups of peanuts and a 1 teaspoon of baking soda, set aside.
• In a medium or large saucepan, combine the sugars, water, salt, and corn syrup, stir and place over medium high heat. Place a candy thermometer inside the pot, you can clip it to the side, make sure it does not touch the bottom of the pot.
• Allow to the mixture to come to a boil, stirring occasionally then add the butter and continue stirring.
• Once the mixture reaches 280 degrees F, add the peanut and baking soda mix, stirring very well, until the thermometer reads 305 degrees F.
• Remove the mixture from heat, stir in the vanilla extract, after that stir in the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda until well combined, then immediately dump the mixture onto the parchment lined baking sheets and quickly spread out using a spatula. The brittle should be THINNER than the peanuts embedded in it.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of peanuts on top.
• Allow brittle to cool for about 10-15 minutes before breaking into pieces.
• Store in an airtight container to avoid humidity, as it makes the brittle sticky.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER CANDY

Steps:

• Grease a 15x10x1-in. pan with butter; set aside. Combine the peanut butter, peanuts and vanilla; set aside. , In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage). Immediately stir in peanut butter mixture and baking soda. Spread into prepared pan. Cool completely., Break candy into pieces. Melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Drizzle over candy. Store in an airtight container.

PEANUT BUTTER CANDY

Steps:

• Butter an 8x8x2 inch square pan. Set aside.
• In a 2 quart saucepan with a candy thermometer inserted, cook sugar, light corn syrup, milk, and salt, until thermometer reads 234 degrees F (112 degrees C). Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and peanut butter.
• Put peanut butter mixture in a large mixing bowl and beat until mixture begins to thicken. Pour into prepared pan. Chill until completely cooled. Cut into squares.

OLD FASHIONED PEANUT BUTTER CANDY

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
• Place waxed paper on the counter and put half the dough onto the paper.
• Roll out (like playdough!) into a long snake. Repeat with the second half of the dough.
• Wrap in the wax paper and refrigerate for 20 minutes (this is optional).
• Optional: roll the peanut butter roll in powdered sugar. You can also add tiny chocolate chips as a mix-in when making this recipe!)
• Slice the candy and wrap each piece in a square of wax paper.

CRUNCHY BUCKEYES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix together melted butter, peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla until well combined. Stir in Rice Krispies (by hand).
• Line a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan with wax paper. Roll the peanut butter dough into 1-inch balls and place the balls on the lined pan.
• Place pan in the freezer and chill the peanut butter balls until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Combine chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double boiler or small shallow mixing bowl set over simmering water.
• Stir frequently until chocolate chips are melted and smooth.
• Remove melted chocolate from the pot of simmering water. Remove peanut butter balls from the freezer.
• Working with one peanut butter ball at a time, stick a wooden pick into the ball - inserting it about 3/4 of the way in & making sure to not poke through the bottom of the ball.
• Hold onto the wooden pick as a "handle;" dip the bottom portion of the peanut butter ball into the melted chocolate, leaving some of the peanut butter exposed at the top. Let any excess chocolate drip off back into the melted chocolate.
• Place on the wax paper-lined pan and gently remove the wooden pick.
• Repeat until all peanut butter balls have been dipped in chocolate.
• Chill the dipped crunchy buckeyes until the chocolate is set, about 15 minutes. Then use your finger to gently smooth over and fix the hole in each from the wooden pick.
• Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator (or freezer) until serving.
• The peanut butter dough will be pretty stiff and look dry - don't worry, that's how it's supposed to be. It will come together and smooth out when you roll the dough into balls.
• I use a small cookie scoop (about 1 tablespoon capacity) to scoop out the peanut butter dough for each ball. This helps keep all my crunchy buckeyes pretty close to the same size.
• See my post How to Melt Chocolate: On the Stove & In the Microwave for helpful tips on melting chocolate.

CRUNCHY PEANUT CARAMEL NOUGAT CANDY BAR

Steps:

• Spray a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper, leaving 2 inches of overhang on each side.
• For the nougat: Combine the peanut butter, vanilla and marshmallow cream in a large mixing bowl and reserve. Combine the sugar, cream and butter in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir with a heatproof spatula until the sugar dissolves. Fit the saucepan with a candy thermometer and continue monitoring until the mixture starts to turn a light amber color and the temperature reaches 250 degrees F, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Once your nougat hits 250 degrees F, remove from the heat and add to the marshmallow mixture. Mix together to completely combine, but don't overwork. The mixture should be light and fluffy. Turn out the nougat into the prepared pan and spread evenly with a rubber spatula coated in nonstick spray. Place in the refrigerator to cool and get going on your next layer, the caramel.
• For the caramel filling: Add the sugar, cream and corn syrup to a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Carefully stir to combine with a heatproof spatula until the sugar dissolves and bring the mixture to a boil. Stop stirring and boil until the mixture begins to turn an amber color and reaches 250 degrees F, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, carefully, as it will foam up. (Adding the butter at the end will stop the cooking and keeps your caramel soft and chewy.) Keep stirring until it's all dissolved, and then stir in the peanuts. As tempting as it may be, never stick your finger in hot caramel to taste, sugar burns and hurts!
• Pour the caramel over the nougat and spread evenly with the spatula. Place in the refrigerator until the caramel is completely cool, 15 minutes.
• Transfer the candy to a cutting board. Cut lengthwise into thirds and then across in nine 1-inch rectangles, using a sharp knife that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. You can mark the caramel nougat with your knife as a guide before cutting out your bars.
• For the chocolate: Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate has melted and is smooth, 8 to10 minutes. Dip each candy piece and completely cover with chocolate on all sides, using two forks, allowing the excess to drip off. Place on a wire cooling rack for the excess to drip off while you dip all of the bars. Once the bars are dipped, transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and allow the chocolate to set in the fridge at least 20 minutes.