Spiced Peanuts

Name: Spiced Peanuts (Cacahuates Garapinados)
Yield: 2 cups
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 cups shelled unsalted peanuts with the skin on; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon freshly ground canela (Mexican cinnamon stick); ½ teaspoon chipotle powder; ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Cacahuates Garapinados

Preparation info

2 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food

By Ivy Stark

Published 2013

About

These wonderful nibbles are amazing paired with a margarita or Toro Negro.

Ingredients

2 cups shelled unsalted peanuts with the skin on
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼

Americas
Mexico
Snack
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Central America

Method

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Toast the peanuts in a dry skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until they begin to brown around the edges, about 4 minutes; remove from the pan and set aside.
Return the hot pan to the heat and add the butter. When the butter melts, stir in the sugar, chipotle powder, cinnamon, and salt and c