Paçoca — pressed peanut sweets
Roasted peanuts and sugar finely ground and pressed into crumbly sweets. One portion is one sweet.
Active time10 min
CookingNo cooking
Total10 min
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Ingredients
- 2 cups of unsalted roasted peanuts
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 cup of sugar
Preparation
Pulse the peanuts, sugar and salt in a food processor. Stop regularly to scrape down. Stop when the mixture resembles damp sand and clumps when pressed. Do not process into peanut butter.
2 cups of unsalted roasted peanuts1 pinch of salt1 cup of sugar- food processor
- spatula
Set a small cookie cutter on a serving dish. Fill with the mixture and press firmly with your fingers. Carefully lift the cutter while holding the sweet down. Repeat until the mixture is used up.
- cookie cutter
- serving dish
Allergens
- Peanuts
Sources and credits
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