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Sugared Spiced Nuts

By Nancy Gaffney

4.5

(66)

Cooks' note

Nuts keep in an airtight container at room temperature 5 days.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 1/2 hr

  • Yield

    Makes about 4 cups

Ingredients

1 large egg white
1 teaspoon water
4 cups mixed salted roasted nuts (about 1 1/4 pound)
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 250°F.

    Step 2

    Whisk together egg white and water in a large bowl until frothy and stir in nuts. Stir together sugar and cinnamon and stir into nuts, coating well. Spread nuts in a lightly buttered large shallow pan and bake in middle of oven until dry, about 50 minutes. Cool and break into bite-size chunks.

TagsNutSnackStarterGluten FreeDairy FreeVegetarianEasy5 Ingredients or FewerMake AheadBakingFallWinterGourmet
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