Spiced Spicy Candied Nuts | | |
- 3 cups pecan pieces or halves
- 1 cup walnuts
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 6 Tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper(Omit or add less if you don't care for spicy)
- 3 Tbsp real maple syrup
- 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Spread the pecans and walnuts onto a 1/2 sheet pan or baking sheet and toast them in the oven until dark and fragrant, about 10 minutes
- Stir every 4 minutes
- While the nuts are toasting, prepare the coating mixture
- Microwave the butter in a large microwave-safe bowl until melted
- Stir in the brown sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne
- Once the nuts are fragrant, remove them from the oven and pour the hot nuts into the coating mixture. (Be careful as it might splutter and hiss.) Stir until the nuts are evenly coated
- Line warm sheet tray with aluminum foil and grease with butter
- Pour nuts back onto the baking sheet and spread them in an even layer
- Bake for another 10 minutes, stirring after every 4 minutes
- After 10 minutes, remove the nuts from the oven and allow them to cool and crisp up on the baking sheet
- Once cool, break the nuts apart or chop them coarsely
- Store Spiced Spicy Candied nuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week(they do not last that long)
Recipe by Food Filled Life at http://foodfilledlife.com/2014/11/05/spiced-spicy-candied-nuts/