Peanut Brittle Recipe

Growing up, chikki was one of my greatest pleasures. It was the perfect tea time snack, but it was also loaded with enough sweetness to make a child happy. My grandmother used to make chikki in her outdoor kitchen and while none of us ever really watched the making process, we were really good at the eating part of things. Over the years, chikki has gone through various avatars and different names, but the taste has stayed the same. There are healthier options and there are different shapes, but the magic of this Indian snack has never changed.

Known to most as Peanut Brittle, this easy to make snack is something that will take you a total of an hour, or maybe a little more, to put together. And you don’t even need a long list of ingredients to put this together. It can be a snack for yourself when you’ve run out of things to eat with your tea, or you can make this for the kids. And because we used jaggery (you can also use white or brown sugar instead), it’s a little healthier than what we probably ate as kids. 

Peanut Brittle – Chikki

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Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Passive Time

20 minutes

Servings

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3/4 cup Jaggery powder
• 1 cup peanut

Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Passive Time 20 minutes Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1 tablespoon butter 3/4 cup Jaggery powder 1 cup peanut

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Instructions

1. Melt some butter in a pan, or you can use ghee which is perfect for Indian cooking
2. Once melted, add in the jaggery powder and mix till it forms a thick liquid.
3. Then turn off the fire and add the peanuts while the pan and jaggery is still hot and mix it all together really well.
4. Butter a plate or a flat surface and then spread the mixture onto that portion and let it cool and harden.

Recipe Notes

You can either cut it and serve, or before it hardens completely, roll it into balls.