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Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy peanuts in a red plastic basket with white parchment with two bottles of beer on a wooden tray

Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Peanuts

The combination of sweet brown sugar and Sriracha sauce give these Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Peanuts an amazing flavor that is seriously addictive!
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword sweet and spicy peanuts
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
cooling 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings 3 cups
Calories 1180 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 cups peanuts salted and dry roasted
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons hot water

Instructions

  1. To make these candied peanuts measure and pour three cups of dry salted peanuts into the bowl of your slow cooker. Then in a bowl whisk together Sriracha sauce, brown sugar, melted butter,chili powder, and hot water until well combined.

  2. Pour the mixture over the peanuts and toss together to coat throughly. Set the slow cooker to low and cook for 90 minutes.
  3. At the end of the cooking time use a spoon to scoop out the peanuts and spread them out on wax paper or parchment paper. Be sure to use a spoon the peanuts will he hot to the touch and you don’t want to burn your fingers.
  4. Once the peanuts are cooled and the coating has hardened they are ready to eat. These peanuts will keep in an airtight container for about a week.
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Peanuts
Amount Per Serving (8 oz)
Calories 1180 Calories from Fat 720
% Daily Value*
Fat 80g123%
Saturated Fat 16g100%
Cholesterol 20mg7%
Sodium 245mg11%
Potassium 1197mg34%
Carbohydrates 95g32%
Fiber 14g58%
Sugar 71g79%
Protein 38g76%
Vitamin A 431IU9%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 216mg22%
Iron 6mg33%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.