Utterly Addictive Spicy Nuts

Apple Cake

This delectable Apple Cake has a slightly crunchy crust and a soft moist center that is loaded with chunks of sweet apple and pecans. It is perfectly spiced with cinnamon, ground cloves and nutmeg. It is lightly drizzled with an easy four ingredient caramel sauce. I make this cake several times each fall for bake sales, potlucks and family and friend get-togethers.

Easy Ratatouille

This easy ratatouille recipe is a classic summer French stew filled with vibrant, colourful and nutritious vegetables: tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant. It is a low-carb, gluten-free and vegan dish that can be made in one pan and served atop greens or grains, as a side to a main entrée, or all on its own.

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levunger on 12.25.2010

Love the blend of spices on these!

MS Hospitality on 8.5.2010

Just put these savory nuts in the oven. I followed your recipe exactly and did not have a problem with the simple sugar and spice mixture coating the nuts as shari reported.
The timer has not gone off for the first 15 minutes, but I was thinking that they might need more time in the over.
Will get back to you on that…. but as I was getting ready to wash the bowl… oops… found one nut… DELICIOUS!

shari on 6.6.2010

I gave these nuts 5 mitts because the flavor is so fantastic, but honestly I had nothing but trouble with the recipe! The small amount of simple syrup cooked to the softball stage with the spices added to it -turned into a hard crumbly mass so quickly that it couldn’t coat the nuts. I tried it again with the same results. THEN…I tried just making a simple syrup and bringing it to a boil, then mixing in the spices and coating the nuts and baking them. Well…it coated the nuts very nicely, but when I took them out of the oven after 15 minutes, they were still kind of stick, but I thought they would crisp up after they cooled. No such luck. So, after about an hour or so, I baked them AGAIN for 15 minutes, and they did crisp up, but if left at room temperature, they get sticky. If you have any suggestions, I would love to hear them.