How to Eat Cowboy Candy

What is Cowboy Candy?

Cowboy Candy is candied jalapenos and typically a canner’s top requested item. They are great for spicy lovers (but can be toned down by using sweet peppers instead of jalapenos) and they can also be made a little more tropical by adding pineapple.You can use ANY pepper you like so you can go with super hot or mild.

First things first, you will want to make your cowboy candy.

candied jalapenos canning recipe — Welcome to your new addiction.

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A favorite way to eat cowboy candy is on crackers with cream cheese. But there are other ways to enjoy. Here are our favorite ways to eat Cowboy Candy.

On bagel or crackers with cream cheese
On sandwiches
Add to tuna or chicken salad
Add on top of meat such as steak or chicken

Cowboy Candy Recipes

ALWAYS save the leftover syrup from your cowboy candy batch. It has a great many uses for additional treats.

Our top favorites cowboy candy recipes are:

recipe using leftover cowboy candy syrup

Spicy Coleslaw (Using Leftover Cowboy Candy Syrup)

This coleslaw uses up leftover cowboy candy (candied jalapenos) syrup. Give your coleslaw a kick and serve meat BBQ'd with our Cowboy Candy BBQ sauce at your next gathering.

Cowboy Candy BBQ Sauce (using leftover Cowboy Candy Syrup)

We all know that leftover Cowboy Candy syrup is liquid gold. Here is one way to use up your syrup by creating a mind-blowing spicy BBQ sauce! This sauce is as good as any you will find at your favorite BBQ joint.

Smoky Cowboy Candy (Candied Jalapeños)

Sweet. Sour. Spicy. Smoky. Cowboy Candy is eaten straight out of the jar, on crackers or bagels with cream cheese, on salads, on meat dishes...basically, you find any excuse to eat these! Your family and friends are seriously going to love you for making this. But, be prepared for CONSTANT requests to make these!

Cowboy Peanut Brittle (Using Cowboy Candy Syrup)

Are you a fan of spicy flavor? Then you're going to LOVE this recipe! This peanut brittle is a spicy and sweet treat that is like no other brittle you've ever had. Great for holiday gifts or for the spice lovers in your life.

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