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    Garrapiñada

    Glossy, crunchy sugar-candied peanuts sold on street corners all over Uruguay — dangerously easy to eat by the handful.

    ⏱ 5 minPrep time
    🔥 20 minCook time
    🍽 6Servings
    🏷 DessertCategory
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    Garrapiñada

    Garrapiñadas are the classic Uruguayan street snack: peanuts tumbled in hot sugar until each one wears a crackling, amber shell. Vendors sell them in paper cones outside stadiums and plazas, and making them at home fills the kitchen with the same toasty, nutty, caramel smell.

    Street-corner candy, made in your own kitchen

    Each peanut is coated in a layer of sugar that starts crunchy and ends with a slow, warm melt of caramel. The inside stays nutty and toasty, and the whole thing is sweet, salty, and completely impossible to stop eating.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Combine the peanuts, sugar, water, and salt in a wide, heavy skillet over medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves.
    2. Cook, stirring constantly, until the liquid turns to dry, sandy sugar crystals clinging to the peanuts, about 10 minutes.
    3. Keep stirring over medium-low heat — the sugar will start to melt again into a golden caramel, about 5 to 7 minutes more.
    4. Stir in the vanilla and toss for 1 to 2 minutes until the caramel coats every peanut evenly and deepens to amber.
    5. Spread the garrapiñadas on a parchment-lined tray in a single layer and let them cool completely — they will harden into crisp clusters.
    6. Break into pieces and serve, or store in an airtight container.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    Don't stop stirring once the sugar starts to melt or it will burn in spots. They keep for 2 weeks in an airtight jar at room temperature — if they last that long.

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    Recipe details

    Prep5 min
    Cook20 min
    Servings6
    CategoryDessert
    PublishedAugust 17, 2026
    Emily — the cook behind My Comfort Recipes

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