Sweet & Savory Nuts

Submitted by Ambervim

"Created as a fund raiser for ECW (Episcopal Church Women). We actually had requests for this when it was not even on the menu."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 6 Cups

ingredients

• 2 cups pecans
• 2 cups almonds
• 2 cups walnuts
• 1⁄4 cup pure maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons mixed herbs (rosemary, sage, savory and thyme, mixed and finely chopped)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, toss the nuts with the maple syrup, olive oil, herbs and cayenne.
2. Spread the nuts on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. (I place them on silpat or parchment paper for easy clean-up), stirring occasionally, until browned.
3. Season the nuts with salt and pepper and toss frequently until cooled.

Reviews

[sheepdoc]

Very tasty. I didn't have pecans - used 1.5 c almonds, 1.5 c walnuts, halved the rest. Only had dried herbs, used about 1 tsp total.