This recipe for Honey Roasted Peanuts is simple and needs only a few ingredients. Eat them straight from the bowl or toss them over salads, desserts, and more.

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Nuts are definitely a favorite snack around The Honour System household. Check out these Texas Glazed Pecans, Candied Cashews, or these Spicy Rosemary Almonds with cayenne pepper. For sure you will add them to your ‘must make’ list.

You might ask “Are honey roasted peanuts healthy?” and that is a very good question.

While not as healthy as raw peanuts, they are still a healthy snack option. They still contain important dietary fiber, carbohydrates, protein, fat, and vitamins and minerals.

Also, because I use coconut oil and coconut sugar it definitely renders this recipe much healthier than Planters honey roasted peanuts or some other store-bought version that no doubt uses refined sweeteners.

Ingredients You Will Need:

peanuts
honey – I recommend local honey!
coconut oil
sea salt or kosher salt
coconut sugar

How to Make Honey Roasted Peanuts – Step by Step Images

First, add the honey, coconut oil, and sea salt in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. It’s nice you can control the sodium in this peanuts recipe too! I use just one teaspoon salt.

Stir the mixture and let the coconut oil melt.

a spoon stirring coconut oil and honey in a small saucepan.

Next, remove from the heat and add the nuts to the pot.

Give it all a good stir and coat the peanuts well.

Finally, how to roast raw peanuts.

Pour the contents of the pot into a prepared baking sheet or baking dish that has been coated with a bit of cooking spray. Spread the peanuts into a single layer and bake in the oven for thirty minutes.

I use a 9×13 roasting pan but a rimmed baking sheet works just as well.

You will have to take the tray out every ten minutes or so to stir and ensure nothing is sticking or burning.

It also lets you sample the goods while you work.

Perks of being the cook. ?

Once they are roasted to a nice golden brown take them out of the oven and place peanuts in a large mixing bowl.

Sprinkle them with coconut sugar and toss the roasted nuts with coconut sugar to absorb all the goodness. Stir it every so often as they cool so it doesn’t form one huge clump.

a spoon stirring nut coated with coconut sugar.

Serving Suggestions and Substitutions:

place in a small bowl on a charcuterie board – a hit when hosting friends for drinks
perfect for snacking on while watching a movie
add oven roasted peanuts to a salad for an interesting texture component
place in a jar with a ribbon and give as a gift
substitute butter for coconut oil for an even richer treat
vegans can use maple syrup instead of honey
zest things up with a spice mixture by adding seasonings like chili powder, garlic powder, cinnamon, or even chipotle powder
add to a food processor to make homemade honey roasted peanut butter

More Healthy Peanut Recipes:

Originally posted March 11, 2015. Updated September 18, 2019. Updated again December 1, 2021.

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