HOW TO MAKE A JAMAICAN PEANUT DROPS\PEANUT CAKE STEP BY STEP RECIPE

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.

Prepare a pot and add 3-4 cinnamon leaves to it.

Add 1.5 cups of sugar to the pot.

Blend ginger and strain it into 2 cups of water, then add this to the pot.

Mix in 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Allow the mixture to boil for 25 minutes.

Add the 2 cups of peanuts to the pot and continue boiling for another 25-30 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated.

Once the mixture is ready, drop spoonfuls onto parchment paper or banana leaves.

Allow the drops to dry for up to two days before removing them from the parchment paper.

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