Snacks & baking

Bonbon Lapen (peanut and coconut brittle)

Bonbon lapen is a crunchy sweet made from peanuts and coconut caramelised with sugar. Traditionally sold in the street, it is broken into pieces and nibbled with friends.

25 min
8 servings
Medium
Moderate
🇭🇹 Haiti

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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

1 pinch Salt

Optional extras

1 tsp Vanilla extract

Nutrition facts

352 kcal per serving

Protein: 6.5 g
Carbohydrates: 29.7 g
of which sugars: 27.3 g
Fat: 22.1 g
of which saturated fat: 10.4 g
Fiber: 3.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Lightly toast the desiccated coconut in a dry frying pan for 2 minutes, then set aside.
Melt the sugar with the water in a pan over medium heat, without stirring, until you get a light golden caramel.
Add the butter, then the peanuts and coconut, and mix quickly.
Pour the mixture immediately onto an oiled tray or a sheet of baking paper.
Quickly spread it out with an oiled spatula before it sets.
Score the pieces with a knife while still warm, then let it cool completely.
Break the pieces apart and store them in an airtight tin.