🇵🇾 Paraguayan Cuisine

Ka'i Ladrillo

Peanut Brick Candy

Prep Time 10 min
Servings 12
Difficulty Easy
Calories 189 kcal

Hard, amber-colored peanut brittle made with molasses and toasted peanuts, broken into shards — Paraguay's beloved traditional candy sold at every market and festival.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Toast peanuts in a dry skillet if not already roasted. Set aside.
  2. 2 Combine sugar, molasses, and water in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat without stirring until it reaches hard crack stage (150°C/300°F).
  3. 3 Quickly stir in peanuts and salt.
  4. 4 Pour immediately onto a greased baking sheet. Spread thin with a spatula.
  5. 5 Let cool completely until hard and brittle.
  6. 6 Break into irregular shards. Store in an airtight container.

Did You Know?

Ka'i means "monkey" in Guarani and ladrillo means "brick" in Spanish — the candy is said to be so hard that even monkeys would struggle to bite it.