Name: Spicy Sugar Nuts Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 sticks butter; 14 oz condensed milk; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 1 lb cashews; 1 lb pecans; ½ cup granulated sugar; 2 tbsp kosher salt; 2 tbsp chili powder

Spicy Sugar Nuts Recipe

Recipes.net Team Modified: November 12, 2023

Sweet and salty is a surprisingly great combination for snacking.

How To Make Spicy Sugar Nuts

These creamy sweet nuts have a surprisingly delightful kick of spice and salt.

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Total: 20 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
14 oz condensed milk , sweetened, not evaporated
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 lb cashews
1 lb pecans
½ cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp kosher salt
2 tbsp chili powder, blend of chili peppers, spices and salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
Gradually add Eagle Brand condensed milk.
Cook for 5 minutes, stirring continuously while mixture is at a slow boil.
Remove from heat.
Stir in the vanilla. Immediately add all the nuts and stir until the nuts are coated.
Place entire nut mixture onto a cookie sheet (with sides) and bake for 15 minutes.
Stir nuts intermittently while baking.
Cool completely on cookie sheet, stirring nuts so they stay in pieces and dry.
Cool for 30 minutes then place half of the batch of nuts each in gallon sized zip bags.
In one bag add granulated sugar and in the other, add the kosher salt and chili powder.
Shake each bag until all nuts are coated.