Made with just 5 ingredients, these yummy Caramel Peanut Clusters feature chewy salted peanut butter caramel with whole peanuts throughout.
While I am not a huge fan of traditional Christmas peanut brittle, I do love these peanut clusters. Some things about them remind me of peanut brittle, but they are very different. The chewy caramel actually has peanut butter in it, they are in no way "brittle" like the traditional Christmas candy, and are (in my humble opinion) so much better! But I will let you be the judge of that.
If you are looking for more yummy recipes to make this Christmas, be sure to visit my red and green Cranberry Pistachio Slice and Bake Cookies, decadent Andes Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies, or creamy Baked Eggnog Cheesecake Bars!
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⭐️ Why You Need to Make This Recipe
- Texture - These caramel clusters with peanuts have a satisfying chewy texture that will keep you coming back for more.
- Flavor - Sweet caramel and salty peanut butter come together into one yummy candy.
- Method - This recipe is so simple to make, all you need to do is melt the ingredients together and stir in the peanuts.
🧈 Ingredients
Here are the ingredients needed to make these tasty caramel peanut butter clusters.
Ingredient Notes
- Caramels - Individually wrapped soft caramels are what you need for this recipe. A lot of unwrapping, but it's worth it!
- Peanut Butter - Cream peanut butter adds more peanut flavor to the caramel itself.
- Cream - Whipping cream thins out the caramels a bit for a perfect soft and chewy texture.
- Peanuts - Roasted and lightly salted peanuts are perfect for this recipe.
- Salt - A bit of salt is added for that perfect sweet and salty combination.
See the recipe card for the full list of ingredients with measurements.
📃 Instructions
Step 1: Begin warming the caramels, peanut butter, cream, and salt in a saucepan over low heat while gently stirring constantly.
Step 2: Remove from the heat and stir in the peanuts.
Step 3: Immediately drop the mixture into clusters using a tablespoon onto a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Gently shape, being careful not to burn yourself.
Step 4: Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes before serving. Store in the refrigerator and take out 10 minutes before serving to soften slightly.
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📖 Recipe
Caramel Peanut Clusters
Equipment
- baking sheet
- Wax paper
- heavy saucepan
- rubber spatula
- measuring cups & spoons
Ingredients
- 269 grams individually wrapped soft caramels (about 35 caramels)
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole roasted unsalted peanuts
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
- In a heavy saucepan over low heat, warm the caramels, peanut butter, whipping cream, and salt until melted. Remove from the heat and stir in the peanuts.
- Drop the mixture by tablespoon onto the lined baking sheet to form clusters. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes before serving. Store the clusters in the refrigerator, and remove 10 minutes before serving to soften. Enjoy!
Vickie
Making these for Christmas! Thankyou
For a delicious recipe! I know these are going to be a hit! Merry Christmas ❤️
Naomi Andres
Wonderful! Thank you so much!
Naomi