On the 4th Day of Christmas, My true Love Gave To me - Candied Peanuts in a Mason Jar

 

Ingredients:

1 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups Salted Peanuts
1/2 tsp Vanilla

1 Mason Jar

Gift Tag

1. Cover a Cookie Sheet with Foil and spray  with nonstick cooking spray

2. Combine the water and sugar over high heat in a Med Size Sauce Pan and Stir until the sugar dissolves.

3 . Bring the mixture to a boil.

4.  Add the Peanuts and reduce the heat to medium. 

5.  Stir until the sugar crystallizes around the peanuts around 5 minutes

6.  The mixture will be stiff, but continue to stir and eventually the sugar will  re-melt. 

7. The mixture will turn golden brown and cover the peanuts.

8. Once the mixture is completely liquified, pour the peanuts on the cookie sheet and use a fork to separate.

9. Let sit for 1/2 hour.

Once the nuts harden, you can break them apart.

Place in a Mason Jar and add a Hand Made Gift Tag. 

 --- you can use walnuts, pecans or almonds too!