GREAT! I SUGGEST USING 1/2 KILO TO 1 KILO OF PEANUTS AND ADJUSTING THE RECIPE SERVINGS & INGREDIENTS ACCORDINGLY! IT LOOKED LIKE A GROUP OF CHIPMONKS WHEN THE HONEY PEANUTS WERE SERVED EVERYONES CHEEKS WERE STUFFED AND THEY HAD TWO HANDFULS OF PEANUTS - LOOKING TO HIDE SOME FOR LATER! GONE IN A FLASH! 1 KILO = 2.2 LBS.!
I really liked this recipe and I followed every single instruction just as it is, and I didn't have any problem with it being too watery or runny. I guess the other people who tried this recipe didn't let the syrup part of the recipe cook long enough, therefore, the syrup was too liquidy. I cooked mine for about 15-20 minutes but I guess that depends on the heat settings of your stove. The only problem I had isn't really a problem for me, but even after I used the dry salt/sugar mix at the end, the peanuts still stuck together and were very, very sticky. Other than that, though, this recipe was great! Oh, and I also put some ground up cinnamon in the salt/sugar mix that you add in the end :)
sorry this didn't turn out for us.
Admittedly I changed it quite a bit but it was excellent! I used diabetisweet (sugar substitute) instead of sugar and sugar free honey. I also used the splenda brown sugar variety 1/3 cup water and pecans instead of peanuts. I didn't measure the weight of the nuts but it may have been as much as 2/3 lb. Very delish!
The problem with the recipe is the non-specific term "thick and bubbling." More accurately the syrup should be boiled to the "soft-ball stage" or about 240 degrees F. This takes longer than the 10 - 15 minute specified in the recipe. In fact it may take 30 minutes or longer. Only boiled for 10 - 15 minutes it will indeed be watery/thin and will result in the sticky mess some have experienced.
I'm not sure what happened. These just turned into a sticky runny mess. The flavor is good but we had to eat them with a spoon even after letting them sit in the fridge.
It was messy sticky and time consuming waste I followed it to a tee. Didn't say I couldn't eat it... just wouldn't serve it to others. Taste was fine.
Disappointed - did not work for me.
