Nkate Cake

Name: Nkate Cake
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Ghanaian
Ingredients: 2 cups peanuts, roasted; 1 cup sugar; 1/4 cup water

Nkate Cake/en-KAH-teh keyk/

Also known as: Peanut Brittle

About this dish

Crunchy caramelized peanut brittle, a simple, beloved Ghanaian snack.

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Ingredients

🥜2 cups peanuts, roasted

🍬1 cup sugar

🫙1/4 cup water

Method

Serves 2

Melt sugar with water in a pan until it turns a deep amber caramel.

Quickly stir in the roasted peanuts.

Pour the mixture onto a greased surface and spread thin.

Let cool completely until hardened.

Break into pieces to serve.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Nkate cake is a traditional Ghanaian peanut brittle, a popular sweet street snack found across the country.

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