peanut clusters

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45 Pinches
Belview, MN
Updated on Jun 23, 2013

We have here a fudge like peanut cluster. This is not only one of Gramma Bea's favorite treats it is one Jan asked for often when she was sick. At one point I got a new set of kettles and tried to make these in my new pans. Didn't work because my new stainless steel pans cooled off differently than my old aluminum one. So I dug the old one out of the goodwill box and kept it just for making these candies.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup karo syrup & fill the cup with milk
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 pound spanish peanuts

How To Make peanut clusters

  • Step 1
    Boil the sugar, syrup, milk and cocoa to soft ball stage. You must use a candy thermometer Remove from heat.
  • Step 2
    Add your butter. Beat until thickening. This can take a while. Your mixture needs to cool while you stir and beat it. Add the peanuts. Mix well. Drop from buttered teaspoons onto wax paper.
  • Step 3
    If the mixture gets too thick for dropping you can thin it with a little bit of milk.

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