How to make peanut drops/peanut cake Jamaican recipe step by step

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness while brown sugar is more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative, while margarine is often cheaper.

Rinse off the salt from the roasted peanuts.

Grate the ginger into a bowl.

In a bowl, combine 1 cup of water and 1.5 cups of sugar, depending on desired sweetness.

Add the grated ginger to the sugar and water mixture.

Heat a pot on medium heat and add the sugar mixture to it.

Add 1 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla to the pot.

Combine everything and add the rinsed peanuts to the mixture.

Stir constantly to ensure the peanuts are fully coated and the sugar does not burn.

Cook until the sugar is almost dried out and fully caramelized.

Scoop spoonfuls of the peanut mixture onto parchment paper using a spoon or ice cream scoop.

Allow the peanut drops to cool and harden.

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