Sugarcoated Spanish Peanuts

Submitted by The Daycare Lady

""It's almost impossible to stop eating these sweet peanuts," admits field editor Judy Jungwirth of Athol, South Dakota. From Taste Of Home 2002"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 7 cups
• Serves: 21

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon maple flavoring
• 4 1⁄2 cups Spanish peanuts, raw with skins
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

directions

1. In a large saucepan, combine the first four ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat for 20 minutes or until almost all of the liquid is absorbed. Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan; sprinkle with salt.
2. Bake at 350° for 24-26 minutes or until peanuts are well coated, stirring two to three times. Remove to a waxed paper-lined baking sheet to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 7 cups.