There are three ways to use peanut powder: sprinkle it over dishes, mix it into baking doughs and batters, or coat foods like mochi with it. You can use it much like kinako (roasted soybean flour), and it adds a toasty peanut aroma.
Bought a bag and not sure what to do with it? SUZUICHI, a peanut specialty store in Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan, has gathered the ideas from our blog, starting with the easiest.
Quick Answer: Sprinkle, Mix, or Coat
- Sprinkle: over finished dishes or yogurt (sautéed carrots, dressed greens, yogurt)
- Mix: into baking doughs and batters (cookies, cupcakes, macarons)
- Coat: mixed with sugar, over boiled mochi (peanut mochi)
How much to use: 40 g (one bag) for peanut mochi, or 20 g for every 200 g of pancake mix when making cupcakes.
What Is Peanut Powder? How Is It Different from Kinako?
Peanut powder is simply peanuts ground into a powder. Ours is made with nothing but peanuts from Chiba, Japan. No sugar or salt is added.
Kinako is made from roasted soybeans, while peanut powder is made from peanuts. Both are toasty powders, so peanut powder works in place of kinako. It is unsweetened, so add sugar if you want it sweet.
How Do You Use It in Cooking? (Sprinkle or Toss)
Just Sprinkle It on Sautéed Carrots
Sauté julienned carrots, season with sugar and soy sauce, and finish with a sprinkle of peanut powder. It adds a toasty note to this everyday Japanese side dish (sautéed carrots recipe).
For Dressed Greens: In Place of Ground Sesame
Use peanut powder instead of ground sesame in goma-ae (greens dressed with sesame) and you get peanut-ae. Try it with spinach or komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach), and adjust the sweetness with sugar.
Mixed into Breading
Mix it into panko breadcrumbs for a breading that gives fried foods a peanut aroma.
How Do You Use It in Sweets? (Coat or Mix)
Peanut Mochi (Pina-ko Mochi)
Mix 40 g of peanut powder, 20 g of sugar, and a pinch of salt, then coat boiled mochi in it. It is a peanut version of kinako mochi, and a nice way to use up leftover New Year’s mochi (how to make peanut mochi).
Almost-All-Peanut Cookies
Mix 150 g of peanut powder with 50 g of chopped plain roasted peanuts (with the thin inner skin), 1 egg, 15 g of flour, 40 g of sugar, and 20 g of butter. Spread about 8 mm thick on a baking sheet and bake at 170°C (340°F) for 20 minutes, then cut while still warm. With very little flour, these cookies are full of peanut aroma (Almost-All-Peanut Cookies).
Peanut Cupcakes
Mix 20 g of peanut powder into 200 g of pancake mix, 1 egg, and 140 mL of milk, pour into cups, and bake at 160°C (320°F) for 15 minutes. Your usual cupcakes get a peanut aroma (Peanut Cupcakes).
Peanut Macarons
Fold 40 g of powdered sugar, 5 g of cocoa powder, and 40 g of peanut powder into meringue, bake, and sandwich with peanut cream. There are more steps, but they make a lovely Valentine’s Day gift (Peanut Macarons).
Can You Use It at Breakfast or in Drinks?
Yes. We do not have photo recipes for these yet, but they are as simple as sprinkling or stirring.
- On yogurt: sprinkle on with honey
- On toast: sprinkle over buttered toast with sugar
- In milk or soy milk: stir in with sugar. The powder does not fully dissolve and tends to settle, so stir as you drink
- On ice cream: just sprinkle over vanilla ice cream
Storage and Tips After Opening
Unopened, our peanut powder keeps for 150 days from the date of manufacture. Store it away from direct sunlight, heat, and humidity. After opening, seal the bag tightly to keep out moisture and air, and use it up soon. Aroma is everything with peanuts, and it fades over time. For storage tips, see Can You Freeze Peanuts? How Long Raw, Boiled & Roasted Last.
*Made from peanuts. Please do not eat if you have a peanut allergy.
Peanut Powder from Chiba, Japan
Our peanut powder is made from 100% peanuts grown in Chiba, Japan. One 40 g bag is ¥432 (tax included, as of November 2026). One bag makes one batch of peanut mochi; the cookies use 150 g, so plan on 4 bags.
For extra crunch, chop plain roasted peanuts (shelled, then roasted) and add them. They are unseasoned, so they work in both sweets and savory dishes.
Summary
Peanut powder turns everyday dishes and sweets peanut-flavored with just a sprinkle, a stir, or a coating. Start with the easy ones: sautéed carrots or peanut mochi.
*Ordering from outside Japan? When you open a product page from overseas, an English shopping cart (WorldShopping BIZ) appears automatically, so you can order and have it shipped to you abroad.
