HOW TO MAKE JAMAICAN PEANUT DROPS|| PEANUT CAKE

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.

Add 4 cups of water and 2 cinnamon sticks to a pot over medium heat and cover to let it bubble for a few minutes.

Remove the cinnamon sticks after the water has been flavored with cinnamon.

Add 2.5 tablespoons of freshly grated ginger to the pot and boil for about 2 minutes.

Scrape the sides of the pot to mix the ginger into the water.

Add 2.5 cups of light brown sugar to the pot and stir until dissolved.

Add 3 cups of roasted peanuts to the pot and mix well.

Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg to the mixture and stir.

Leave the mixture to come to a boil, stirring occasionally, and check every 10 minutes for consistency.

After 30 minutes, the syrup should be forming and the peanuts should be sticking together.

Turn off the stove and drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto a foil-lined container or flat surface to cool and harden for about 30 minutes.

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