JAMAICAN PEANUT DROPS
Peanut Drops is a traditional Jamaican confection made with peanuts, brown sugar, and spices, cooked down until it forms a thick, caramel-like coating that hardens when cooled.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Water
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- 2 cups Roasted Unsalted Peanuts
- 1 tbsp Grated Ginger 30g
- ⅛ tsp Salt
- 1 ¼ cup Demarara Sugar
- ½ tbsp Vanilla
- ½ tsp Ground Ginger
Instructions
- In a medium pot, add water, grated ginger, cinnamon stick and salt. Bring to a boil on medium heat. Add in your peanuts and ginger powder. Cook for 15 mins.
- Remove the cinnamon stick and add in the brown sugar. Cook for 15 mins, stirring frequently.
- Reduce to medium low and add in the vanilla. Cook for about 2-3 minutes until most of the liquid is reduce and the syrup is sticky and stretches like taffy.
- Quickly scoop out large spoonful's and drop it on a parchment paper to set. Work fast, as the syrup will harden as it cools.
- Let the peanut drops cool and set completely at room temperature, about 30 minutes.