Nutty taste and rich aroma - peanuts in chocolate. We will learn how to quickly and deliciously prepare this delicacy, which will create a pleasant friendly atmosphere during tea drinking or family dinner. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Chocolate covered peanuts are a favorite treat for many children and adults. It can be a self-sufficient dessert and a hearty snack. Also suitable for decorating cakes and pastries. Fried nuts under a delicate chocolate glaze will give special pleasure to lovers of sweets. If desired, the recipe can be diversified and the most unexpected ingredients can be added to the melted chocolate, for example, salt or even hot black pepper. Peanut butter or coconut flakes are also great. It will turn out not only tasty, but also original. The very same chocolate is suitable for any: white, black, milk, bitter … Simultaneously with peanuts using the same technology, you can cook other nuts like hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts or cashews.
I would like to note that this dessert has useful properties. Peanuts are nutritious, so they will quickly remove the sudden feeling of hunger. Walnut kernels contain vitamin E and antioxidants, which are essential for the beauty of skin, hair and nails. Chocolate coating is a hormone of "happiness" that lifts mood, energizes and invigorates. And what is more important, peanuts in chocolate are affordable, and everyone can make such a confection. Moreover, it is very easy to do.
See also how to fry peanuts with honey.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 395 kcal.
- Servings - 100 g
- Cooking time - 20 minutes, plus the time for the chocolate to harden
Ingredients:
- Peanuts - 50 g
- Dark chocolate - 50 g
Step-by-step preparation of peanuts in chocolate, recipe with photo:
1. Break the chocolate into pieces and melt until smooth in a water bath or in a microwave oven. The main thing is not to make sure that it does not boil, otherwise the chocolate will burn and acquire a bitterness, from which it will be impossible to get rid of.
2. Place the peanuts in a clean, dry skillet and pierce over medium heat, stirring occasionally to give them crispness and golden hue. When the husks begin to peel off the kernels, remove the peanuts from the pan. How to fry peanuts in a pan, in the oven and in the microwave, you will find step-by-step recipes with photos on the pages of the site. To do this, use the search string.
3. Leave the peanuts to cool to avoid scalding.
4. Then peel the kernels. Although this step is optional.
5. Dip peanuts into melted chocolate in small portions.
6. Stir the nuts until they are completely glazed.
7. With a small teaspoon, take out the chocolate-covered peanuts and place them as candies or individual peanut kernels on parchment paper, cling foil or plastic wrap so that the nuts can be easily removed. Send the chocolate-covered peanuts to freeze in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes. When the chocolate is completely frozen, the dessert is ready.
See also a video recipe on how to make chocolate-covered candy nuts.
