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
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
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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In large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
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Gradually add Eagle Brand condensed milk.
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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.
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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.
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In one bag add granulated sugar and in the other, add the kosher salt and chili powder.
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Shake each bag until all nuts are coated.
Recipe Notes
Store covered at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 61g
- :
- Calcium: 296mg
- Calories: 1509kcal
- Carbohydrates: 89g
- Cholesterol: 22mg
- Fat: 124g
- Fiber: 11g
- Iron: 8mg
- Potassium: 1166mg
- Protein: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 21g
- Sodium: 2439mg
- Vitamin A: 3027IU
- Vitamin C: 3mg
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