
How To Make Sweet and Spicy Walnuts
Need a quick snack? This walnuts recipe will satisfy your hunger and your palate. The combination of sweet and spicy flavor makes this a perfect treat.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupWalnuts
- 1tbspbutter
- 2tbspmaple syrup
- ¼tspcayenne pepper
- â…›tspcinnamon
- 1tspground sea saltto taste
Instructions
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Cook nuts in a skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, until they are lightly toasted and fragrant. Add butter.
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Stir until the butter has melted and coated the nuts. Stir in the maple syrup, cayenne, cinnamon, and salt.
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Turn the heat down to low and cook, stirring, until the liquid has evaporated and the nuts are well coated. This should only take a couple of minutes.
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Be sure to remove from heat the second the liquid seems to have cooked down because the mixture will burn quickly. Pour the walnuts onto a plate or into a bowl and allow to cool before tossing them on your salad.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 234.21kcal
- Fat:Â 14.23g
- Saturated Fat:Â 7.56g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.47g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 3.36g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.36g
- Carbohydrates:Â 27.89g
- Fiber:Â 0.56g
- Sugar:Â 24.35g
- Protein:Â 0.81g
- Cholesterol:Â 30.53mg
- Sodium:Â 137.15mg
- Calcium:Â 52.13mg
- Potassium:Â 116.34mg
- Iron:Â 0.23mg
- Vitamin A: 106.58µg
- Vitamin C:Â 0.41mg
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