Recipes with peanuts
16 verified Mexican recipes with peanuts.
The peanut (tlalcacahuatl, 'earth cacao') is a serious ingredient in Mexico: it thickens encacahuatado and red pipián, gives body to salsa macha, brings the fire in cantina-style chilli peanuts and sweetens palanquetas and mazapán. Toasted and ground, it makes some of the deepest salsas in Mexican cooking.
This page gathers 16 verified Mexican recipes with peanuts, ordered A to Z — including Capirotada (Mexican Bread Pudding), Capirotada de Leche (Milk Bread Pudding), Mexican Shredded Beef. Total times range from 10 to 270 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Dorilocos (10 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £1.89 per 300g (researched for our cost estimates).
Capirotada (Mexican Bread Pudding)
Traditional bread pudding layered with piloncillo syrup, cheese, dried fruits and nuts.
70 minmedia8 servings
Capirotada de Leche (Milk Bread Pudding)
Creamy Lenten capirotada with bread in piloncillo milk, raisins, peanuts and cheese.
55 minfacil8 servings
Mexican Shredded Beef
Shredded beef in tomato sauce, the base for tacos and burritos.
105 minfacil6 servings
Dorilocos
Doritos bag filled with jicama, cucumber, chamoy, Valentina hot sauce, and peanuts.
10 minfacil2 servings
Christmas Eve Beetroot Salad
The classic Mexican Christmas salad with beetroot, jícama, pomegranate and orange. Colourful, fresh and festive.
55 minfacil6 servings
Peanut Marzipan
A traditional Mexican peanut and icing sugar sweet that melts in your mouth.
15 minfacil12 servings
Mole de Xico
Dark Veracruz mole with mulato chilli, fried plantain and dark chocolate.
240 mindificil8 servings
Oaxacan Black Mole
The most complex of the Oaxacan moles, with charred chilhuacle negro and chocolate.
270 mindificil12 servings
Mole Poblano
A complex sauce of chillies, chocolate and spices served over chicken.
180 mindificil10 servings
Peanut Brittle
Toasted peanut bars with caramelised piloncillo syrup.
30 minfacil12 servings
Toasted Árbol Chilli and Peanut Salsa
Thick, fiery salsa of toasted árbol chilli with peanuts, roasted tomato and vinegar.
25 minfacil8 servings
Peanut Salsa
Thick peanut salsa with toasted arbol chilli. Complex, aromatic Oaxacan flavour.
20 minfacil8 servings
Salsa Macha
Crunchy Veracruz-style salsa of dried chillies fried in oil with peanuts and garlic.
25 minfacil10 servings
Peanut Torito Liqueur
Creamy Veracruz peanut liqueur with sugarcane spirit, sweet and velvety.
15 minfacil8 servings
Torito Veracruzano
Creamy Veracruz peanut liqueur with sugarcane spirit, milk and sugar.
15 minfacil6 servings
Turrón de Navidad (Mexican Christmas Nougat)
Mexican Christmas nougat with peanuts and pecans.
45 minmedia16 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with peanuts are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 16 published Mexican recipes using peanuts, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Capirotada (Mexican Bread Pudding), Capirotada de Leche (Milk Bread Pudding), Mexican Shredded Beef.
What's the quickest recipe with peanuts?
Dorilocos, ready in 10 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 10 to 270 minutes.
How much does peanuts cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £1.89 per 300g, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got peanuts and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick peanuts plus whatever else you have at home and it tells you which recipes you can make in full and which are only one ingredient away.
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Recipes curated by Edmond Bojalil. Last updated: 2026-06-16.
Founder, Recetas Mexas
Mexican from Puebla, IT professional and foodie. Author of 1000+ authentic Mexican recipes adapted for home kitchens worldwide. Based in Madrid since 2018.
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