Paçoca
I love Holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s Day 💘, etc. There’s one that I enjoy more than others because it brings spring with it. I’m sure you guessed it already… it’s Easter! It’s a fun Holiday with its cute little bunnies 🐰, chicks, and egg decorations along with the lovely pastel colors.
I always prepare a nice meal for Easter 🐣 like Brown Sugar Mustard Glazed Ham, Veal Ossobuco, Rack of Lamb with Herbes de Provence, Torta Pasqualina • Easter Pie, etc.
There’s also a nice dessert 🍰 on the menu such as Lemon Meringue Pie, Tiramisu, Caribbean Rum Mousse, Chocolate Éclairs, Maple Walnut Cake, and so on.
One food item I make only a few times a year is candy and there’s always one I have for Easter – that’s the child 👧 inside me who cannot imagine this celebration without candies… lol! When it comes to sweet treats, countries around the world have their favorites. In Russia they enjoy Paskha while in Arabic countries they eat Ma’amoul and the United Kingdom savors their Hot Cross Buns. In Brazil, they love Paçoca also known as Paçoquinha, a beautiful candy made with peanuts 🥜.
I’ve never been to Brazil but I did have Paçoca before. A friend of mine brought me some when she was visiting her relatives along with Cocadas… I was impressed 🤩! After devouring them all (that’s why I don’t make candies too often!), I asked her for the recipe. She had to contact her aunt to get it.
I’ve made it a few times since but changed a small ingredient. I’ve been replacing regular granulated sugar with my vanilla sugar. Does it make a huge difference? I think so because it gives the candy a slight taste of vanilla in the background which is nice. Here’s the link to make it at home… 🏡 Vanilla Sugar – How to Make It
This Paçoca recipe is so quick to make ⏳ and only uses 5 ingredients! It’s so tasty as is but if you want to make a slight change to it, pour some melted dark chocolate (let it cool a little before) on top after pressing the mixture down in the baking dish. You’ll be surprised how close the taste is to Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cups.
Bon Appétit!🍽
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Paçoca
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Ingredients
- 9 ounces (about 2 cups) dry roasted peanuts, lightly salted
- 10.5 ounces Graham Crackers
- 2 tbsp. vanilla sugar tips & tricks
- 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 pinch ground Himalayan pink salt
Directions
- Line a 9x9 baking dish with wax paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of a food processor, add peanuts and crackers and pulse until barely combined. Add vanilla sugar and process for 10 seconds before pouring in sweetened condensed milk; process until the dough is formed. If wanted, add salt during the process.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and compact it with clean hands. To smooth and level it out, use a small measuring cup.
- Cover and transfer to the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Remove from the dish by lifting the wax paper and cut it into squares. Place the squares in an airtight container.
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