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How to Make Honey Roasted Peanuts – quick and easy!

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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honey roasted peanuts in a jar.

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.

peanuts being stirred in a saucepan.

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.

a spoon stirring nuts in a baking pan.

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

a spoon stirring nuts in a baking pan.

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
honey roasted peanuts in a jar.

More Healthy Peanut Recipes:

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

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a jar of honey roasted peanuts.

How to Make Honey Roasted Peanuts – quick and easy!

Sharon Rhodes
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.
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cool 15 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 129 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 and spray a 9×13 with non-stick spray and set aside.
  • In a large saucepan over medium heat melt together the honey, coconut oil, and sea salt until liquidy.
  • Remove from heat and stir in the peanuts, coating them well.
  • Pour into prepared 9×13 dish and roast for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or so to make sure they aren't burning or sticking.
  • Pour roasted nuts into a large bowl and toss with the coconut sugar again, coating them well.
  • Leave the nuts in the bowl to cool completely, about 15 minutes, stirring every few minutes to make sure they don't clump together.
  • Store in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks.

Notes

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

Nutrition

Calories: 129kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 107mgPotassium: 135mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gCalcium: 19mgIron: 0.7mg
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14 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    These roasted peanuts are not only a great holiday party snack, they make a great gift idea too! I’m making gift bags of these for our tree trimming party.

    1. Aw, I love that Raquel! Personal gifts are always so appreciated. 🙂 Have a great time trimming the tree. Merry Christmas!

  2. 5 stars
    Just in time for the holidays. What a great food gift idea. A must for the holiday parties, movie night and present wrapping too.

  3. Oh man, I was craving honey roasted peanuts like a madwoman when I first became pregnant, so these are a welcome sight! I too feel for the ostracized foods…superfoods begone, lol. 🙂

  4. I don’t agree with you about the peanuts, but you know I agree with you about the honey! 😉 I need to stock up before I move to Waterloo because I don’t know if/where I can get it there!

    1. I thought about you with the peanuts! I could feel the swelling of the lips through the screen. 😉 I so wish you could enjoy them again… Stock up on that honey, lady. Or just come back and visit often. 🙂