Pacoca – Brazilian Peanut Candy
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About Pacoca - Brazilian Peanut Candy
Pacoca is a candy made out of ground peanuts, sugar and salt. Some recipes also add flour, such as corn flour, oats flour or cassava flour.
Recipe Time & More
Prep1 hour
Total1 hour
Ingredients
- 250 gm Peanuts roasted, skinless
- 1.5 packet Biscuit marie biscuit
- 1 can Milk condensed
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 50 gm Peanuts crushed
- Parchment Paper for lining
- 2 tbsp Peanut Butter
Instructions
- Line your baking dish with parchment paper
- In the food processor combine peanuts and cookies until they are well combined and even.
- Add the sugar and mix well. The mixture should look like a coarse flour.
- Add the condensed milk and peanut butter and mix till it forms a ball of dough
- With your hands press the dough into the baking dish to form an even layer
- Add the coarsely chopped peanuts to the of the dough.
- Let it rest for at least one hour in the fridge. For best results let it rest overnight.
- Remove from the baking dish and cut into squares.Keep in airtight container
Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 539kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 18gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 134mgPotassium: 615mgFiber: 4gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 176IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 240mgIron: 2mg
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Such a tasty dish! Thanks for the recipe.
This is delightful! Thanks for the recipe.
Looks so good! Can’t wait to try it.