SWEET & SPICY ROASTED MIXED NUTS
Author: Celia Becker @ AfterOrangeCounty.com
Recipe type: Appetizer
- 2 Cups Honey
- 4 Tablespoons Water
- 1 Pound Raw Pecan Halves
- 1 Pound Raw Walnut Halves
- 1 Pound Raw Whole Almonds
- 2 Cups Turbinado Sugar in the Raw
- 3 Teaspoons Ground Cumin
- 1-1/2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- ½ Teaspoon Ground Cloves
- ½ Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 1-1/2 Teaspoons Kosher Salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Warm honey and water in a saucepan. Do not allow to boil. Mix well and cool to room temperature.
- In a medium bowl combine Turbinado sugar with the spices.
- In a large mixing bowl combine honey syrup with nuts. Toss well until nuts are thoroughly coated.
- Reserving ½ cup of sugar mixture for later, quickly toss nuts with sugar & spice mixture.
- Spread nuts onto two large baking sheets that have been lined in parchment paper.
- Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and separate nuts using a spoon.
- Repeat this process every few minutes until nuts become toasted golden brown.
- Remove from oven and quickly return nuts to a large bowl and sprinkle in remaining ½ cup sugar/spice mixture. Toss to thoroughly coat nuts.
- Cool and enjoy!
Recipe by After Orange County at https://afterorangecounty.com/2013/11/07/sweet-spicey-roasted-nuts/
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