Ipoh Peanut Candy

Peanut candy in Ipoh should be on your list of what to buy in Ipoh. Along with Ipoh biscuits and Ipoh white coffee!

While peanut candy is a common Chinese New Year treat, you can still find them for sale in Ipoh throughout the year!

Here are 5 recommended places where you can get peanut candy in Ipoh. Customers will wait in line patiently just to buy the candy fresh and in bulk!

Table of contents:

  1. Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop
  2. Ming Yue Confectionery
  3. Ching Han Guan
  4. Happiness Confectionery (美心饼家)
  5. Guan Heong Biscuit Shop (源香饼家)
  6. Peanut Candy By Happy Delicious Salted Chicken

Famous Peanut Candy In Ipoh

Shops that specialize at making this crunchy and sweet peanut brittle treat basically use the same ingredients:

Sugar and maltose, some salt, sesame seeds, peanuts (of course), puffed rice grains and vegetable oil.

However, some of these shops sell other goodies you might be interested in!

1. Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop

This particular shop (and the second one on this list) is the go-to shop for tourists. Even the local newspaper has featured them before!

Shopfront of Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy at Ipoh
Shopfront of Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy at Ipoh – Photo by Travelswithsun

They have been churning out their signature fragrant peanut candy and kaya puffs for over 5 decades!

Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop In Ipoh
Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop In Ipoh

Their peanut candy makes for a great (and addictive) snack, and you can also gift it to your friends and family.

Peanut Candy From Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop (新榮輝花生糖饼家)
Peanut Candy From Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop (新榮輝花生糖饼家) – photo credits to akanqi (Instagram)

Another pastry you might want to try from here are their peanut cones! They make their own heong piah too!

Good To Know:

  • Walk-in customers can only buy 10 300g packets/ person (or 5 for busier days)
  • On weekdays, the queue is still at least 30 minutes long
  • Their peanut candy is not too hard, too sweet or too salty
  • Price range: ~RM9 for a single packet (300g)
  • Usually sold out by late afternoon
  • Not easy to find parking here
  • Now you can buy the peanut candy from Shopee (MY) without the need to queue
  • Location: 69 & 69A, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak
  • Contact: +605-243 1211
  • Opening Hours: 9:30am – 9:30pm

2. Ming Yue Confectionery

Ming Yue got even more popular when Hong Kong actor Chapman To visited their shop for his show, Pick Me Up To Malaysia – a travel show on Malaysian food.

Ming Yue Confectionery - Popular Traditional Chinese Pastry Store In Ipoh
Ming Yue Confectionery – Popular Traditional Chinese Pastry Store In Ipoh

The wait time is just as long at Ming Yue’s as it is at Sin Weng Fai. And the queue is just for the peanut candy!

Which may be crunchy and tasty but, in our opinion, the long queue isn’t worth the wait.

Peanut Candy By Ming Yue Confectionery
Peanut Candy By Ming Yue Confectionery – photo credits to frankofoodie (Instagram)

However, their moon cakes are definitely worth a try! These are some of the best in Ipoh.

Good To Know:

  • Not too sweet – You can try some first before buying
  • Pre-order is not accepted
  • They only start selling the peanut candy at 11:30am
  • Candy is not pre-packed. The staff pack it on the spot
  • They just make 150kg worth of the candy in a day
  • Price range: ~RM4.2 per 100 gram
  • 2kg maximum per person

More information on Ming Yue Confectionery.

  • Location: 50, Jalan Peh Kee Koh, Taman Kampar, 31650 Ipoh, Perak
  • Contact: +605-255 4128
  • Opening Hours: 9:30am – 6:30pm
  • Sunday: 9:45am – 6pm

Read more: 15 Best Breakfast In Ipoh

3. Ching Han Guan

For those watching their sugar levels, you can get low-sugar peanut candy at Ching Han Guan. This shop is across the road from Guan Heong Biscuit Shop.

Low Sugar Walnut Soft Candy By Ching Han Guan
Low Sugar Walnut Soft Candy By Ching Han Guan

There are many different types of childhood biscuits, and sweet treats here in the small air-conditioned shop.

Their low sugar walnut soft candy is lightly sweet and easy to chew. The texture is a bit like fudge. It’s a unique treat we don’t often see. The higher price is justified by the fresh walnuts and sesame seeds they use to make this candy.

Close Up Of The Low Sugar Walnut Soft Candy By Ching Han Guan
Close Up Of The Low Sugar Walnut Soft Candy By Ching Han Guan

The pandan meat floss pastries are just okay too – we find the filling too dry and the pandan taste is overwhelmed by the meat floss.

Overall, prices are quite steep here but their packaging is very presentable if you plan to buy these back as gifts.

  • Location: 145, Jalan Sultan Iskandar, Taman Jubilee, 30000 Ipoh, Perak
  • Contact: +605-2545126
  • Opening Hours: 9:30am–6:30pm; Closed on Tuesdays

4. Happiness Confectionery (美心饼家)

Having been around since the 80s, and currently in the hands of the third generation:

Happiness Confectionery specializes in Chinese pastries. Including peanut candy.

And since Happiness Confectionery or Konfeksi Happiness is walking distance from Ming Yue Confectionery:

Happiness Confectionery Store In Ipoh
Happiness Confectionery Store In Ipoh – photo by Travelswithsun

You can still pick up peanut candy from here if the tremendous queue at Ming Yue Confectionery discourages you!

Peanut Candy For Sale At Happiness Confectionery
Peanut Candy For Sale At Happiness Confectionery – photo by Travelswithsun
  • Location: 32, Jalan Tokong, 31650 Ipoh, Perak
  • Opening Hours: 9am – 5:30pm; 9.30am to 5:30pm (Sunday)
  • Contact: +605-254 7306

5. Guan Heong Biscuit Shop (源香饼家)

An exceptional home-grown business (of 4 generations) selling traditional Chinese pastries:

Guan Heong’s signature products are their meat floss and salted egg biscuits! Other innovative pastries you can find here are their dried meat biscuits and moon cakes. And different variations of heong peah!

Shop Front Of Guan Heong Biscuit Shop In Ipoh
Shop Front Of Guan Heong Biscuit Shop In Ipoh

And while you’re happily browsing in their air-conditioned store, you can pick up some peanut candy too.

Good To Know:

  • Location: 160, Jalan Sultan Iskandar, Taman Jubilee, 30000 Ipoh, Negeri Perak
  • Contact: +605-241 2399
  • Opening Hours: 9am – 6:30pm

Read more: 11 Best Ipoh Dim Sum Restaurants That You Have To Try

6. Peanut Candy By Happy Delicious Salted Chicken

If you like your peanut candy to taste more salty than sweet, you can get the peanut candy by Happy Delicious Salted Chicken.

Peanut Candy By Happy Delicious Salted Chicken
Peanut Candy By Happy Delicious Salted Chicken

Personally, we still prefer the more moderate taste of the peanut candy by Sin Weng Fai Peanut Candy Shop.

Happy Delicious Salted Chicken sells their peanut candy right on top of the counter. And it’s convenient if you’re also here to pick up their Ipoh salted chicken. Theirs is not outstanding but decent.

The shop is not far from Funny Mountain Soya Beancurd or Lai Kee Soya Bean either if you happen to be on the hunt for Ipoh tau fu fah at the same time.

  • Location: 54, Jalan Theatre, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak
  • Contact: +6012-5283369
  • Opening Hours: 9am–6:30pm

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Conclusion

Ipoh peanut candy is a highly sought-after tidbit that visitors buy (in bulk) for friends and family. There are a few places to get peanut candy in Ipoh.

The most well-known bakeries like Ming Yue and Sin Weng Fai are very popular with tourists due to their reputation and location.

While bakeries like Guan Heong Biscuit Shop, are a good one-stop shop to buy edible Ipoh souvenirs!

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