Spicy Candied Nuts
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
3 1/2 Cups
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups cashews
- 1 1⁄2 cups pecans
- 1 cup almonds
- 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar, divided (use what you have)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided (sea salt is good, use quantity to taste)
- 2 teaspoons rosemary, chopped (other savories to taste)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I use more)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika (I use more)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
directions
- Read the description, all of it. Make choices to suit you.
- Preheat oven to 325. Put silpat on a baking sheet or line it with parchment.
- Combine the nuts in a bowl.
- In the largest bowl that will go in the microwave, just heat the honey, molasses and zest, maybe 10-20 seconds. Stir in the rosemary, cayenne, and paprika. ALTERNATIVELY just heat it all in a large enough pot to stir in all the nuts.
- Mix in the nuts covering with all that goodness.
- Spread the nuts on your prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle the sugar, evenly over the top. Sprinkle half the salt. Bake in the center of the oven for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned -- that sugar will caramelize. Right after you take them out of the oven, sprinkle the 2nd half of the salt.
- Let cool, completely, about an hour. Break nuts apart and serve or place in an airtight container.
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As I am in South Florida, I have many edible fruits and perennial veggies in my yard. So, I like to cook with them.