Sweet and Spicy Mixed Nuts
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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6 cups
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter
- 3⁄4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons water
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon Chinese five spice powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups pecan halves
- 2 cups whole natural cashews
- 2 cups walnut halves
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 2 rimmed baking sheets. Melt 3/4 sup butter in large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add sugar, 6 tableshppons water, salt, and spices; stir until sugar dissolves.
- Add all nuts; stir. Cook until liguid thickens and coats nuts, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Divide nuts and syrup between sheets; spread in single layer. Bake until glaze is golden and crisp, stirring often, about 15 minutes. Cool on sheets.
- Store airtight at room temperature.
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Reviews
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This didn't match my expectations, but they do taste good. They have a light coating of crispness & a mild lingering heat as you munch on them. The problems I encountered started with the cooking time. It took far longer in both stages. The stovetop portion was around 15 minutes to get it to a syrupy mix & in the oven the nuts were still swimming in liquid at 15 minutes. I stirred & cooked them around another 30 minutes (checking & stirring often). The glaze was very dark, almost to the point one would think they might be burnt. After cooling they still had a very greasy feel so I poured them onto paper towel lined cookie sheets and then blotted them from the top too. The spices don't jump out at all and I was looking for more flavor from the combination. All in all, they taste good, just not as spicy as I was after. Thank you for sharing your recipe! Made for the Let's P-A-R-T-Y event.
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Cooking is my relaxation. I have a picky eater as my DW and a picky eater as my son. I eat everything under the sun and am very adventerous with foods. The challenge, please my family, expand their taste buds, and still make unique dishes that blend a wide variety of flavors.