Chili-Spiced Peanuts

5.0(13)

This recipe is adapted from “Simply Mexican” by the chef and cookbook author Lourdes Castro. With a twist of lime juice and cayenne pepper, these nuts have a distinctly Latin flavor. They will keep guests happy as hosts finish dinner in the kitchen.

by Kim Severson

Open original recipe

Snack, Appetizer

Servings

1 cup

Total time

20 min

Calories / serving

250 kcal

Ingredients (5)

serves

1 cup roasted, unsalted peanuts
3 tablespoons sugarsugar
1 teaspoon cayenne pepperpepper
1 teaspoon coarse salt or kosher saltsalt
1 lime, quarteredlime

Instructions (3 steps)

01In a nonstick pan over high heat, toast peanuts for 2 to 3 minutes, shaking pan or stirring often until nuts begin to smell toasty. Pour into a bowl and set aside.
02Decrease heat under pan to medium and sprinkle sugar, cayenne pepper and salt evenly into it. Melt mixture slowly, stirring a bit with a heat-proof silicone spatula. When sugar has melted, add peanuts to pan and coat well. Mixture might clump a bit.
03Pour nuts onto parchment paper. As soon as mixture is cool enough to handle, break apart any clumps of peanuts. Serve with wedges of lime. Squeeze lime over nuts right before eating.

Pantry check

Data quality

servings.value✓

times.totalMinutes✓

nutrition.calories✓

recipeCuisine—

recipeCategory✓

rating✓

description✓

image (URL only)✓

Rich recipe — supports nutrition-aware planning.