Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

So much for everyone's advice to "Just Keep Stirrin'!" I stirred and stirred and stirred, waiting for the liquid to crystalize. Now my kitchen is full of smoke and I have a pan of peanuts covered in blackened goo.

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TAMMYMCGANN

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009

So simple and very tasty!

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HILLARYGILL

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2009

This was a good recipe. I made these changes: Brown sugar, one tablespoon salt. I think I will use soy sauce instead of salt next time to make teriyaki peanuts!

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

I love sweet nuts and these are excellent. It took about 5 min before the mixture came to a rolling boil after the peanuts were added and 8-10 min. after that until the syrup disappeared and all that was left were peanuts coated in a thick coating of sugar. It was almost like magic! I don't work with candy much, so I'm glad I read the reviews. My husband said, "Add this recipe to your book." They were that good. Oh, the roasting went well. Did it exactly like the recipe stated. When these are right out of the oven, they seem soft, but when they cool they are quite crunchy--if you can wait that long to eat them!

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ELIZRA

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2009

This is a great recipe. It originates from Africa where it is a restaurant and street food snack. It's called Sugar Peanuts. You may want to wait until the boiling liquid has come to the thin thread stage ~ 223-234ºF (106-112ºC) before adding the peanuts. They will have time to cook before reaching the hard crack stage when all of the water has evaporated. The temperature will drop and you will have to bring it back, but that happens pretty fast. HTH

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2008

My only advice is to keep stirring! I waited about 15 minutes and all of a sudden the liquid crystallized. I put the nuts on a cookie sheet and baked for about 15-20 minutes (didn't need the full 20 minutes). I tried this recipe both with salt and without. I think it is better without the salt! This recipe is great for parties, too. My friends loved them!

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2007

These are easy and great. The first time I tried them, I thought I had done something wrong because it took so long for the sugar to thicken up around the peanuts. It takes 6 - 7 minutes. So be patient! Then, my oven tends to run hot so I burned them but they still tasted pretty good. The second time I made them, I baked them at 300 for 25 minutes and they came out perfect.

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2007

These are great!!My four yr. old loves them along with the rest of the family. My dad and husband love them out on the deer stand.

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Julie

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2007

These do take awhile to cook but they are good. You'll know it is time to take them off the stovetop when the sugar suddenly crystalizes and is no longer liquid. I think I will add some salt next time because just the sugar makes them a bit plain. Great base recipe though. I think I might try them next time with pecans and add cinnamon!

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RUBENETTE

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2006

Big hit with the hubby!! Fairly easy to make, great flavor. Found out by trial and error that the lowest rack in the oven worked best (coating tended to burn on the middle rack...could be just my oven). Would definitely make this one again!

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2006

These are great! I've made these twice and the second time I added a teaspoon of salt to the sugar mixture - oooh, they were really tasty. They tasted like the peanuts in a box of Cracker Jacks. As another person said, just keep stirring - the liquid will evaporate eventually, I promise (it took me 15 - 20 minutes I think.)

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2006

Soooo simple! They would be great Christmas neighborhood gifts! They seem like they would be a lot of work, but are simple. Be sure to keep at medium heat until all liquid is absorbed. I put them on parchment paper and it helped with cleanup!

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2005

I came across this recipe and looked at it its the same recipe my customer gave me a couple of weeks ago. They are really good. I doubled the recipe. Just poured water and sugar over peanuts over medium heat and stirred and stirred didnt time myself. Like my customer said just keep stirring until liquid is abosorbed. Just be patient and if you keep stirring the liquid will absorb. Throw them in the oven she told me 30 minutes which I did. Very good!!! Just keep stirring is the secret nothin to it!!!!!!

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Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2005

I had the same problem as another reviewer... My liquid never became a thick syrup?!? Maybe I too didn't boil long enough...?!? I am sure this is a wonderful recipe and my review is more from my experience, not the taste. I ended up throwing it all away :(

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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2005

By far the easiest recipe I've ever used, and always a very popular! Great for snacking and for giveways!

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2004

These are easy to make and taste great (and I don't even like peanuts). It takes about 15 min to boil all of the water out of the mixture after the peanuts have been added. Doubling the recipe makes it harder to prevent the sugar mixture from scorching so I would suggest making one batch at a time.

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2003

Before anyone jumps the gun about my rating, and decides not to make these, please try them anyway! My rating has nothing to do with taste, as I have no clue what these tasted like. I don't think the recipe was specific enough for me(I'm not very good with syrups and candy). The syrup never thickened quite enough to hold on to he peanuts. Maybe boiling it for a specific amount of time first? the recipe made it sound like everything happened right away, so I did that, and ended up throwing away the ingredients.

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SHEILAR73

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2003

I've made these for years. They really are excellent. I've given them for Christmas gifts year after year. I'm glad someone submitted this recipe. They're easy to make and wonderful!

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