Recipe and source notes

Spicy Party Walnuts

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 5 cups walnuts (or a mix of your favorite nuts)
  • 4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 4 teaspoons dark brown sugar
  • 3 teaspoons sea salt
  • 3 tablespoons butter at room temperature

Make it step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spread the nuts onto a baking sheet. Slide the tray into a center rack in the oven. Toast the nuts in the oven until golden brown, a total of about 10 minutes, shaking every 3 minutes or so.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the rosemary, cayenne, sugar, salt and softened butter.
  4. Pour the warm nuts into the bowl, allow them to sit for a minute to melt the butter.
  5. Toss the nuts, spices and butter together until thoroughly mixed.
  6. Serve the nuts warm, garnish with sprigs of fresh rosemary.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Emily Heston, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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