Sweet Peanuts
Peanut shaped, peanut free.
- CategoryHard Boiled
- First appeared1920s
- CountryBritain
- How it is madeBoiled
- DietaryVeganVegetarian
What it is
A hard boiled sweet shaped like a peanut in its shell, sandy coloured, with a sweet toasted flavour and no peanut in it whatsoever. A traditional sweet that confuses every first time buyer.
Taste
Where it comes from
Sweet peanuts are a British boiled sweet of the early twentieth century, sold loose from jars. The shape came from the peanut being an exotic and desirable thing at the time, and the flavour is a caramelised sugar note that reads as nutty without any nut being involved.
What it's made of
Sugar and glucose syrup boiled hard, flavoured and coloured to look toasted, and stamped in a peanut shell mould.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Flavourings, Salt, Colours: E100, E160c, E150.
Allergens
No allergens in the ingredients
