THE BEST CANDIED NUTS RECIPE
This Candied Nuts Recipe is SO EASY & Delicious! You can us ANY Nuts or Seeds... Plus there's NO Baking! It's Egg Free, Gluten Free & Dairy Free! Perfect for Snacks, Parties, Fundraisers, Gifts and Holiday Treats!
Provided by A Little Insanity - Erika
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Line a Cookie Sheet with Wax or Parchment Paper and set-aside. Keep you oven-mitts handy too.
- Measure out your Nuts or Seeds in a Medium Bowl and set-aside.
- Place your pot on your stovetop over Medium heat. (I use this Cast Iron Dutch Oven - Cast Iron is wonderful for candy making & all types of cooking since it evenly distributes heat over the whole pan - even in the oven!)
- With a Silicone spatula, mix together the Sugar, Cinnamon, Salt & Water in your pot - stirring occasionally during the first 5 minutes. Between 5-10 minutes, your mixture should start to bubble & foam.
- Continue stirring regularly as the mixture continues to heat up for the next 10 minutes. Be sure to scrape the sides of the pot as you go.
- Be sure the mixture is truly at 238 degrees! If you add the nuts too early, or if the temp is not accurate, you will end up with a 'stringy' candy result (which can still be saved - see note section below). I sometimes hold the temp for an extra minute or so until I can see the mixture pull away from the bottom of the pan when I scrape it with a rubber spatula. It is crucial to any candy recipe that your candy thermometer is accurate - I test/calibrate mine regularly against boiling water which boils at 212 degrees F.
- Once you reach the Soft Ball temperature, then work quickly to add your Nuts or Seeds to the mixture - using your spatula to continuously combine everything together - coating each Nut evenly. The coating will go from a shiny, stringy glaze to a dull, sugary coating in less than a minute. The coolness of the Nuts/Seeds will begin to crystalize the candy quickly. There should be no wet glaze leftover - it should have all crystalized.
- Using your oven mitts to handle the pot, remove from heat & carefully dump out the candied nuts/seeds onto your prepared cookie sheet & set-aside to cool completely. Break apart any large pieces. I place my cookie sheet on a cooling rack to avoid any moisture during the cooling process.
- Once the candy is cooled, you can store it in an airtight container or package it up for gift giving.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Piece, Calories 14 calories
SLOW COOKER CANDIED NUTS
I like giving spiced nuts as holiday gifts. This slow cooker recipe with ginger and cinnamon is so good, you just might use it all year long. -Yvonne Starlin, Westmoreland, Tennessee
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Snacks
Time 2h10m
Yield 4 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a greased 3-qt. slow cooker, mix butter, confectioners' sugar and spices. Add nuts; toss to coat. Cook, covered, on low 2-3 hours or until nuts are crisp, stirring once., Transfer nuts to waxed paper to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 327 calories, Fat 31g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 64mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
CANDIED CHRISTMAS NUTS
I made these during the holiday season last year but used pecans instead of walnuts. They were excellent. I believe you could play around with what ever type of nuts easily available to you.
Provided by Oh Sherry
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine the sugar, milk, and margarine in a heavy saucepan, bring to a soft-ball stage on medium heat.
- Add vanilla flavoring and salt, removed from heat, mix until creamy.
- Add walnuts to mixture and stir until walnuts are well coated.
- Spread on foil and seperate.
- Cool before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1341.3, Fat 105.1, SaturatedFat 10.8, Cholesterol 5.7, Sodium 99.7, Carbohydrate 94.7, Fiber 10.4, Sugar 74.6, Protein 25.1
CANDIED NUTS
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 20m
Yield 12 to 15 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large bowl combine sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
- Blanch nuts in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and dry them off in a kitchen towel. Lightly toss them into the sugar mixture until coated. Remove nuts, and set aside the sugar spice mixture.
- Bring the oil in a deep fryer or a heavy-bottomed pan to 330 to 350 degrees-F (do not let the oil burn). *Hint: place 1 nut in the oil and when it starts to sizzle, add the rest of the nuts.
- Fry approximately 1 minute, the nuts will turn golden in color, and float. Remove from the oil and add directly to the sugar mixture and toss again. Carefully remove nuts and shake off excess sugar, let cool and serve.
- The recipes for this program, which were provided by contributors and guests who may not be professional chefs, have not been tested in the Food Network's kitchens. Therefore, the Food Network cannot attest to the accuracy of any of the recipes.
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