circus peanut
noun
: a chewy marshmallow candy that is shaped like a peanut shell, is typically orange in color, and has a banana flavor
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This whiskey is much richer and oilier on the palate than expected, vanilla custard, cherry danish, circus peanuts, brazil nut, caramel corn, more mintiness, toffee, a touch of chili flakes, barley sugars, toasted oak and pipe tobacco.
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Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Don’t settle for one circus peanut.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2023
For each cupcake, place 1 circus peanut on its side and cut lengthwise into thirds.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2018
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Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Don’t settle for one circus peanut.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2023
For each cupcake, place 1 circus peanut on its side and cut lengthwise into thirds.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2018
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“Circus peanut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circus%20peanut. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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