Best 6 How To Make Flavored Peanuts Recipes

SPICED PEANUTS

Steps:

• Place peanuts in a small bowl; drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Combine sugar and seasonings; sprinkle over nuts and toss to coat., Transfer to an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. , Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight container.

FLAVORED NUTS

Steps:

• Melt sugar and water in a small saucepan. Stir in pecans. Toast 2 minutes. Place on a sheet in 350 degree oven for 7 to 10 minutes.

ROASTED AND SALTED PEANUTS IN THE SHELL

Steps:

• Heat the water to boiling. I use our electric water boiler which holds 7 cups, so need to do it in two batches. In a large, 5-6 quart, heat safe container, dissolve the salt in the water. Add the peanuts, stirring so that everyone is submerged and coated with the brine. Take a plate or pie pan and set it on top of the floating peanuts to make sure they stay that way. Stir them once every hour over the next 5 hours.
• After 5-6 hours, pour off the water using a colander or strainer and rinse slightly. You'll be amazed at how much dirt has come off of them, but they are a natural product grown in the soil. And in my case, the produce market is somewhat "open air" and the bins are not covered, so the birds like to sort through them for loose nuts. You'll want to get the dirt off, but if you over rinse, you'll also remove too much of the salt.
• On two half-sheet pans, it might take more if you have smaller cooking sheets, place a baking cooling rack in side. I use ones that have both the vertical and horizontal wires. Divide the peanuts between the racks and allow them to dry. Depending on the relative humidity of the house, this could take the better part of 2-3 days. Stir occasionally. You might be able to speed this up with a food dehydrator or placing them in front of a fan.
• When the nuts are dry, remove the baking racks from the pans. Put the racks in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Roast for 25-30 minutes, stirring at the 15 minute mark. Check them at 25 and again at 30, depending on how roasted you like them. I have a smallish oven, so do them on two racks, and also switch racks at the 15 minute mark. The nuts roast best when they are in a single layer.
• If you want to roast them without salt, you must still wash the nuts, but as they are not soaked in the brine, they will take less time to dry out.
• If you wanted to make "hot" or spicy nuts, some liquid hot sauce into the brine would work, but I've not had that request, so can't tell you how much to use.
• This amount of brine could actually handle another pound of peanuts, but 2 pounds is about all we can eat in a reasonable amount of time.
• Also, 1/3 cup of peanuts, out of the shell is considered 1 serving. I have no idea how many peanuts in the shell would give you 1/3 cup!

ROASTED PEANUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
• Arrange peanuts in a single layer on a cookie sheet, and place in the preheated oven.
• Turn oven off. Leave peanuts in oven for 1 hour without opening door. Serve warm or at room temperature.

FLAVORED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Put all flavor ingredients into a mixing bowl.
• Add nuts and toss.
• Transfer to a roasting pan into which the nuts will fit in one single layer.
• Roast for 20 minutes or until nuts begin to color.
• Transfer to a paper towel to drain excess oil.
• NOTES : For a drier consistency substitute spray olive or corn oil.
• A good thing about making your own flavored nuts is creating the flavors you like, with as much or as little salt as you choose. Store in air- tight container, preferably tin.

BARBECUED PEANUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, butter, garlic powder and cayenne. Add peanuts; stir until evenly coated. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 20-25 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Spread on waxed paper; cool completely. Store in an airtight container.