Sweet Spiced Nuts Wa Kick Recipes

SWEET, SALTY, SPICY PARTY NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.
• Combine walnut halves, pecan halves, almonds, and cashews in a large bowl. Add salt, black pepper, cumin, and cayenne pepper; toss to coat.
• Heat sugar, water, and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter is melted. Cook for 1 minute and remove from heat. Slowly pour butter mixture over the bowl of nuts and stir to coat.
• Transfer nuts to the prepared baking sheet and spread into a single layer.
• Bake nuts in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Stir nuts until the warm syrup coats every nut. Spread into a single layer, return to the oven, and bake until nuts are sticky and roasted, about 6 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.

SWEET AND SPICY CANDIED PECANS - WITH A KICK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Spray baking sheet with nonstick spray. Combine corn syrup and next 4 ingredients in large bowl. Stir to blend. Add pecans; stir gently to coat. Transfer to baking sheet.
• Place large piece of foil on work surface. Bake pecans 5 minutes. Using fork, stir pecans to coat with melted spice mixture. Continue baking until pecans are golden and coating bubbles, about 10 minutes. Transfer to foil. Working quickly, separate nuts with fork. Cool. (Can be made 3 days ahead- store airtight at room temperature).
• Makes 1 1/2 cups.
• NOTE: Recipe is easily doubled, freezes well in ziplock bags.
• Serve as a snack, topping for appetizers or salads (see my Waldorf Salad recipe #117914) or candied sweet potatoes, -or- give as a gift for the holidays.

SWEET SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk the egg white with 1 tablespoon water in a large bowl until frothy. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, the spice blend and cayenne pepper. Toss the nuts in the egg white mixture, then stir in the sugar-spice mixture and Worcestershire sauce.
• Spoon the nuts onto the prepared baking sheet in small clusters and bake until golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely, then break into pieces.

SWEET SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Toast hazelnuts in 1 layer in a large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep) until pale golden and skins are blistered, 10 to 15 minutes. Wrap nuts in a kitchen towel and let steam 1 to 2 minutes, then rub off any loose skins in towel (don't worry if some skins don't come off). Cool nuts completely on plate.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325°F and line shallow baking pan with parchment paper.
• Whisk together sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice in a large bowl.
• Whisk egg white in small bowl until foamy, then add hazelnuts and almonds and toss to coat. Transfer nuts to sugar mixture and toss to coat.
• Arrange nuts in 1 layer in pan and bake, shaking pan occasionally, until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool nuts completely in pan on a rack.

SWEET AND SAVORY SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Lightly oil a 4-sided sheet pan.
• Whisk together sugar, spices, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Whisk egg white in a medium bowl until frothy, then stir in nuts. Add spice mixture and toss to coat.
• Spread nut mixture in 1 layer in sheet pan. Bake, stirring once or twice, until dry and well toasted, about 20 minutes. Loosen nuts from pan, then cool completely.
• What to drink:
• Schloss Saarstein 1st Growth Riesling Kabinett '08

SWEET SPICED NUTS SUGAR FREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Spray a sheet pan with non-stick spray.
• Beat egg white in a large bowl until very frothy. Add all nuts and toss until the egg white is evenly distributed.
• In a separate bowl, mix the remaining ingredients.
• Pour the spice mix onto the nut mix and toss with a large spoon until the nuts are evenly coated. Pour nuts onto the sheet pan & shake to evenly distribute.
• Bake at 250 degrees for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Allow to cool on sheet pan & enjoy!

SWEET SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°. Generously oil a baking sheet.
• In a saucepan on medium-high heat, stir together the sugar, 1/4 cup of water, salt, pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, and cayenne and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and stir constantly for a minute, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the nuts and mix well to evenly coat them with the syrup. Remove the coated nuts with a slotted spoon and spread them out on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until browned, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring once after 5 or 6 minutes. After you've taken them out of the oven, stir again to break apart any clusters. Allow the nuts to cool before serving.

SWEET SPICED NUTS W/A KICK

Steps:

• first way to prepare: whisk egg white and vanilla together until frothy, add the remaining ingredients and stir well, add nuts(may want to use more nuts if a lot of juice is left -- depending how coated you want your nuts)
• 2nd way to prepare: whisk the egg white and vanilla and stir in nuts and stir to coat and then drain nuts for 5 minute.
• meanwhile put sugar, salt and all spices in a zip lock bag and mix, add nuts. 1/2 at a tiime. and shake vigourously until coated, repeat with remaining nuts.
• after preparing nuts either way spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet either sprayed with cooking spray or use parchment.
• bake at 250 for 50-60 min or until carmalized to your liking, stirring every 15-20 minute.
• cool and store in a dry place.