The humble peanut finds its home in savoury Asian dishes – think satay skewers, Vietnamese-style salads and kung pao chicken, but has a welcome place in desserts (we'll always make room for Lemonpiy's peanut and miso shortbread bars). Its the crunch and occasionally salty hit of peanuts that add texture and dimension to a dish.
21 ways to cook with peanuts
Sweet or savoury, this nut has you covered.
![**[Warm chocolate and peanut butter skillet brownie](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/warm-chocolate-and-peanut-butter-skillet-brownie-12754|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2017/04/11/48974/GT_Chocolate_10_043-(1).jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Warm chocolate and peanut butter skillet brownie
Photo: Mikkel Vang![**[Warm peanut butter cookie ice-cream sandwiches with burnt honey](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/warm-peanut-butter-cookie-ice-cream-sandwiches-with-burnt-honey-13736|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/07/16/13736/peanut-butter-ice-cream-sandwiches-burnt-honey.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Warm peanut butter cookie ice-cream sandwiches with burnt honey
Photo: William Meppem![**[Choc-chip peanut butter cookies](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/choc-chip-peanut-butter-cookies-15805|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/04/18/15805/GT1804_Sugar_rush_Choc_chip_peanut_butter_cookiesA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Choc-chip peanut butter cookies
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Anticuchos](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/anticuchos-12573|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2016/06/28/43277/South-American-Street-Food-08_0496.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
![**[Fast chicken satay](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/quick-chicken-satay-17029|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/02/14/17029/Chicken-Satay03.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![**[Peanut-butter tofu buns with burnt chilli mayo](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/peanut-butter-tofu-buns-with-burnt-chilli-mayo-9195|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2014/10/22/31976/1114GT-fx-kong-tofu-buns.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Peanut-butter tofu buns with burnt chilli mayo
Photo: William Meppem![[**Peanut butter ''baklava''**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/peanut-butter-baklava-7825|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/08/4032/0212GT-ocrf-ball-baklava-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
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Aunty Three's Saigon chicken and cabbage salad with quail eggs
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Rojak
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Kung pao chicken
![**[Grilled scallops with spring onion and peanut](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/scallops-spring-onion-peanut-recipe-16873|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/01/17/16873/GT1901_Best_coast_Grilled_scallops_with_spring_onion_and_peanutA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Grilled scallops with spring onion and peanut
Photo: Chris Chen![**[Lemonpi's peanut and miso shortbread bars](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/peanut-and-miso-shortbread-bars-16363|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/08/23/16363/GT1808_Full_flight_Peanut_and_miso_shortbread_barsA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Lemonpi's peanut and miso shortbread bars
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Banana, brandy and butterscotch trifle
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Ikan bilis with peanuts
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Fluffy pancakes with roasted peanuts and sesame seeds (ban chang kuih)
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Nougat, salted peanut caramel and milk chocolate tart
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Salted peanut-caramel ice-cream with hot fudge sauce
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Caramel popcorn sundaes
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Spiced peanut popcorn
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Carolina rice cakes with boiled-peanut hummus
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Peanut brittle
