Ready in less than 30 minutes, these roasted Mixed Spiced Nuts make an easy and healthy sweet and savory snack for your next holiday celebration or party.
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Whenever I'm entertaining and need a quick appetizer, I go straight to my freezer and grab whatever nuts I have on hand. I like to keep my freezer well-stocked with a variety of nuts, this way I always have something I can use.
These mixed nuts only take twenty minutes to make and you can use whatever unsalted nuts you have on hand. For this recipe, I included pecans, walnuts, cashews, and almonds.
About these Spiced Nuts
I like to use maple syrup to lightly sweeten the nuts and a bit of cayenne for some heat and a nice kick. Aromatic spices such as ground cumin, coriander and some all spice gives these nuts so much flavour. Finally, a bit of fresh rosemary adds a delicious herbal touch to these mixed spiced nuts.
These nuts are perfect for serving with cocktails at a party, excellent as part of a cheese board, and are great for topping salads or for a healthy snack. They also make excellent homemade gifts!
I hope you have a chance to make a batch of these Mixed Spiced Nuts soon. The smell coming from your oven while these nuts are roasting is simply intoxicating. I wish you all a very Happy New Year!
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Mixed Spiced Nuts
Ingredients
- 2-½ cups Mixed nuts I used pecans, walnuts, cashews and almonds
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon all spice
- 2 teaspoons rosemary, chopped
- ¼ cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat a baking tray with oil. Spread nuts in one even layer on baking sheet. Roast in oven stirring nuts after 5 minutes. Return to oven and bake for another 5 minutes.
- While the nuts are roasting in the oven, prepare the spice mixture by melting 2 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add spices, stir and then add maple syrup. Cook on low heat for a couple of minutes.
- Once the nuts have toasted for 10 minutes remove from the oven and pour the spice mixture over the nuts mixing well to coat all the nuts with the spice mixture.
- Return the nuts to the oven for another 10 minutes, stirring once after 5 minutes.
- Remove tray from oven and let nuts cool on baking tray, breaking up the clumps as they cool.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
Pamela
Sunday 21st of November 2021
I recommend baking on a silpat or parchment paper. The nuts have a tendency to stick to the pav when they cool.
C.M.
Saturday 26th of January 2019
Made this recipe for a get together with friends and they disappeared in minutes, so good.
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
Wednesday 30th of January 2019
So happy to hear that, thanks for letting me know!