Easy Southern Boiled Peanuts Slow Cooker Recipe

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Nothing is more southern than boiled peanuts. Warm and salty this slow cooker recipe will be a hit this summer. Crack some shells and enjoy some soft boiled peanuts that are sure to satisfy that salty craving.
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Boiled peanuts are a delicacy here in the south. But did you know that they are incredibly easy to make? You can make southern boiled peanuts in your slow cooker. This recipe is so easy, you’ll think you’re back at the fair.

Hot Boiled Peanuts are Everywhere in the South

Growing up in middle Georgia, boiled peanuts are practically a staple of life during the Spring and Summer months. Go for a quick drive through town on a weekend road trip and you’ll more than likely come across a guy who has set up a boiled peanut stand along the side of the road. With his homemade sign, he hauls a giant vat of peanuts he hauls on a trailer behind his pickup truck. Hot boiled peanuts are most commonly served in the south in a large Styrofoam cup. The styrofoam cup keeps them nice and warm.

Attend any baseball game in the south and you’ll see the ground littered with boiled peanut shells. You can also find boiled peanuts being sold at southern flea markets, or state fairs. Southern boiled peanuts can be found all year round. The only time you don’t have an easy time finding them is during the colder, winter months.

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Make Southern Boiled Peanuts at Home in your Slow Cooker!

My boys and I love hot boiled peanuts. What may surprise you is how incredibly easy they are to make at home! Making a large batch of hot boiled peanuts takes very little prep work. The hardest part is waiting for the slow cooker to cook them. This recipe is great for a crowd, party, family get together, or just an easy to grab snack.

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Southern Boiled Peanuts Slow Cooker Recipe

The Domestic Diva
Nothing is more southern than boiled peanuts. Warm and salty this slow cooker recipe will be a hit this summer. Crack some shells and enjoy some soft boiled peanuts that are sure to satisfy that salty craving.
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 day
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs. green peanuts
  • 1/8-1/4 cup Himalayan pink salt depends on how salty you like your boiled peanuts
  • water
  • 6 Qt. Slowcooker

Instructions
 

  • Place peanuts into your slow cooker.
  • Sprinkle pink salt over top.
  • Fill the Slowcooker with water until the peanuts are covered.
  • Put on the lid to your slowcooker and set it to cook on Low for 10 hours.
  • After 10 hours, check your peanuts, they will be done but still have a slight bite to them. We prefer ours soft and salty so I like to cook them for an additional 10 hours, so set the slow cooker on Low for another 10 hours and wait just a little bit longer.
  • After the second cooking round the peanuts should be done. Shell as you eat. Enjoy!

Notes

While we prefer to use himalayan pink salt in this recipe, regular table salt can be used as a substitute. 
Keyword Boiled Peanuts, Slow Cooker
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How to make Southern Boiled Peanuts

I told you this recipe was simple. Now you know how to make boiled peanuts any time. As far as the salt goes, regular table salt is what is traditionally used when making southern boiled peanuts. However, we prefer Himalayan pink salt for the additional health benefits that it provides. If we are going to be consuming a lot of salt, I try to make it a little more healthy. I encourage you to do some research on himalayan pink salt. Of course, if pink salt isn’t your thing or you don’t have any on hand, regular table salt will do just fine.

How to Eat a Boiled Peanut

Eating a boiled peanut is quite easy. First, you want to make sure that it is warm. Not hot or it will burn your mouth.

Take the shell of the peanut and place it between your front teeth horizontally.

Bite the peanut slightly to crack the shell. You’ll feel the shell of the peanut split easily when you bite down. Watch out! Salty liquid will come out of the shell of the peanut. It can get a bit messy.

Remove the cracked shell from your mouth, and crack the peanut the rest of the way with your fingers.

Scoop out the peanuts from the middle of the shell and enjoy their soft, delicious taste. Discard the shell after you’ve eaten the boiled peanuts from the inside.

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  1. What an interesting snack! I’ve never had these before, and I would have never thought to make them at home, either.

  2. Melissa Cushing says:

    I pinned this one as I a fro the south and three look so good! So good for you too ;) Great recipe!

  3. I haven’t had boiled peanuts in a while but this is one of my favorites back in my hometown. I’ve never tried using the slow cooker though. We just always boil them in a pot.

  4. Loooove a good cup of boiled peanuts! Especially when an ingredient is thrown into the slow cooker for that Cajun kick!

  5. wow! I’ve never tried boiled peanuts. Need to give it a try!

  6. I love boiled peanuts. Reminds me of visiting family in Alabama and when traveling to Florida. Going to have to make these soon!

  7. I’ve never been a fan of boiled peanuts. But my aunt loves them. I’ll pass this recipe to her.

  8. Richelle Milar says:

    Wow! This look so simple and easy to make and yet I bet it taste so delicious! Can’t wait to try this!

  9. I’ve always wanted to give this a try. I love peanuts, and I have never done this in the slow cooker yet.

  10. Amber Myers says:

    I don’t think I’ve ever had boiled peanuts before. I need to try these because I am sure I’d enjoy them.

  11. Fast. Easy. And a great healthy snack to have ready in the house.

  12. That sounds like an interesting recipe to be made in a slow cooker. I’ve never had boiled peanuts before. That’s different!

  13. I have never had boiled peanuts, but then again I don’ t live where you do. It’s not a thing in Arizona.

  14. Simple but very ideal for a quick snack that will never really look odd, at least for my guests this coming weekend. I just realized that I’ve never used my new slow cooker yet, I’m happy I’m now gonna unpack it!

  15. I have never tried or had boiled peanuts but I and my family love peanuts for sure. I would love to give this recipe a try.

  16. Definitely trying this recipe!

  17. Elizabeth O says:

    What a great idea. I have not heard of boiled peanuts but they sound really interesting. Will have to give them a go!

  18. I grew up eating boiled peanuts! They are SUCH a treat! My mom make them the same way!

  19. Brittany says:

    I love boiled peanuts!! I have never tried to make them though… will have to look into trying this out

  20. Gladys Parker says:

    I didn’t know boiled peanuts was really a food. I have heard “boiled peanuts” but thought it was a saying or something. I lived in Florida for a short time and traveled through Georgia many times but have never seen them. I’ll have to try making some for one of our family get together s.

  21. I’ve never had these before but they look amazing!!! I grew up on the beach in California so maybe these just weren’t a thing there but I totally want to try them now!

  22. Oh my goodness, my husband is going to die when I show him this recipe. He is obsessed with boiled peanuts!!

  23. Oh, this looks super yummy. I will definitely have to try this. I love trying new recipes!!

  24. Another use of a low cooker that I would never have normally thought about! What a cool recipe and tasty too!

  25. I have never heard of boiled peanuts in my life. I will definitely try this because my husband loves peanuts

  26. My family and I love boiled peanuts. We use to get them often when we lived down south. I am so glad I saw this. I can’t wait to have them again!!! :)

  27. Oh, wow! I didn’t know you can make this in a slow cooker! We have a CrockPot (gifted two Christmases ago) that I hardly use, but my husband loves boiled peanuts (he pretty much finishes an entire pail of it at Texas Roadhouse), so I might try this for him out one of these days! Thank you for sharing! :)

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