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Sweet and Sassy Mixed Nuts
"These sweet mixed nuts will leave you hot, hot, hot! I gave these out for Christmas last year and got rave reviews. Not just for the holidays, they're great anytime you need a sassy treat!"
photo by Lalaloula
- Ready In:
- 23mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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4 cups
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 egg white
- 3 1⁄2 cups mixed nuts (I use deluxe mixed nuts with no peanuts)
- 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries
directions
- Preheat oven to 300°F and prepare baking sheet. I like to line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper, but you can grease your pan if you like.
- Combine brown sugar, cinnamon and cayenne, set aside.
- In a bowl large enough to accommodate nuts, whisk the egg white; add nuts, cranberries, sprinkle with sugar mixture and toss to coat. Spread onto prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown, stirring once. Cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container up to a week.
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Reviews
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Made these and love them! Very tasty. The only thing I might do differently next time is add a little more fruit. These are so easy to make, so try them out. -
Very nice. I used a mixture of cashews, almonds, macadamia nuts (my favourite) and brazil nuts. I'm going to be cooking them again for Christmas and packaging them up in nice glass jars with ribbons as gifts for the savoury-lovers. Very easy to make! Personally, I'd add more cayenne when cooking them for me (I like the heat) but the amount stated in the recipe is perfect for people who aren't so keen on having their mouths blown away.<br/>I might try with quartered dried apricots next time to add some more fruitiness. I don't think the cranberries really added anything, since they dried up too much. Sultanas would have been very similar and a lot cheaper.<br/>Generally, good stuff though, thanks for the recipe! -
These were so so so good!!! I used green raisins and they turned out great!! Thanks for posting!!! -
Brooke, these nuts are soooooo good!!!! They are easy to make, very beautiful to look at and the tase is superb! They are sweet, but not overly so and the cinnamon adds a lovely warmth to them. The cranberries' fruity taste is a nice addition to the earthy flavour from the nuts and the cayenne adds an unexpected kick and makes the nuts special! I made the recipe for my mum's bday party and all the guests raved about them. They were amazed that something as tasty as this was home-made and wanted to have the recipe, which I happily shared. :) THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing your wonderful recipe with us! It will be made again! Made and reviewed for Zaar Stars Tag Game May 2010. -
Just made these for the third time today--they make a good gift when put into a nice jar! I'm actually taking some over to a friend tomorrow as part of a house-warming gift basket. These nuts are nice and simple, but special at the same time. Thanks for a winner!
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