Spicy Nuts

Name: Spicy Nuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 21 min
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 3 cups nuts, any kind; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 tablespoon paprika; 3 teaspoons dried chipotle powder (or any kind); 3 teaspoons cumin; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/4 cup key lime juice (little Mexican limes)

Submitted by roo-roo

"This is the easiest spicy nut recipe I have ever made--AND the fastest."

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Ready In:: 21mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 3 cups

ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
3 cups nuts, any kind
¹⁄₂ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon paprika
3 teaspoons dried chipotle powder (or any kind)
3 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons kosher salt
¹⁄₄ cup key lime juice (little Mexican limes)

directions

Melt butter in large skillet.
Add nuts and cook about 5 minutes on medium low, stirring the nuts. Add brown sugar and stir until sugar is slightly caramelized.
Add paprika, chile powder, cumin and salt. Stir until well coated, a couple of minutes.
Add lime juice and, with a spatula, push nuts around, being sure to get the fond off the bottom of the skillet. When lime juice has evaporated, pour nuts on cookie sheet and bake 6 minutes at 350 degrees.

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