Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 cup jalapenos (remove pith and seeds-finely chopped)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup
  • 1 cup roasted peanuts (unsalted and shelled/red skin or blanched)
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Instruction

  • Grease a sheet pan, and a spatula. And set aside.
  • Over medium heat in a sauce pan add butter and chopped jalapeno.
  • Saute until jalapeno becomes soft and tender.
  • Then stir in sugar, corn syrup, and water. And bring to rolling boil.
  • Then reduce the heat to medium-low. And cook till it reaches 300 degree Farenheit in candy thermameter or 'hard crack' stage(the stage when the sugar droplets turn to hard balls when dropped into a bowl of water).
  • Add peanuts, baking soda.
  • Whisk fast until peanuts combined with the syrup and quickly pour over the greased pan.
  • Spread the mixture over 1/2 inch thickness using the spatula.
  • Allow it to cool down for 20 minutes. And break into small pieces.
  • Enjoy them as snack or with other desserts.