Brazilian peanut candies
Brazilian candies: ground, roasted peanuts cooked with sugar, egg yolks, and milk until they can be rolled, then coated in syrup.
This almond candy recipe is a classic sweet treat that will delight anyone who loves sweets. The ingredients are simple, but the preparation requires a bit of patience to achieve the perfect consistency.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting50 min
- Total1 hr 35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodsaucepan
- Estimated cost$2.89 $0.10 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $1.52
- $0.16
- $0.70
- $0.40
Glaze
- $0.11
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Place the peanuts, sugar, egg yolks, and milk in a saucepan. ≈ 3 min
- Mix until the dough separates from the sides of the bowl and can be rolled out.
- Let it cool, then roll it into small balls.
- Boil the sugar and water together until you have a thick syrup. Dip the candies in the syrup to coat them, then let them dry.
The bill
Brazilian peanut candies
- 300 g of roasted and ground peanuts$1.52
- 200 grams of sugar$0.16
- 2 egg yolks$0.70
- 400 ml of milk$0.40
- 150 g of sugar$0.11
Total$2.89
that's $0.10 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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