Makes: 6C mixed nuts
Ingredients
2C whole roasted unsalted almonds
2C roasted unsalted pecan halves
2C roasted unsalted walnuts, halves
1/3C brown sugar
2/3C white sugar
.25 tsp hot chili/cayenne powder
.25 tsp paprika
1 tsp cinnamon
1.5 tsp salt (feel free to reduce this to 1tsp if you are watching your sodium intake)
2 large egg whites (at room temperature), beaten until white and frothy
2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300F
- Mix sugar + spices in a small bowl until well blended
- Beat egg whites in a bowl until white/frothy. Add to nuts and toss a few times to cover nuts evenly.
- Add sugar + spices mix to nuts gradually until evenly coated
- Spread out nut mixture onto baking sheet (I like to bake them on silicone sheets or parchment paper) and bake for 20-30min. Nuts will develop "puffy" appearance while baking, this is normal, and delicious.
- Remove from oven and let cool on counter on baking sheet. While it is SUPER tempting to snack on these immediately, I would recommend letting them cool for at least 10-15min before you touch them as hot sugar can burn!
- Once they are fully cooled, these can be stored in a airtight container for a few months though we have NEVER had these last longer than a week.
