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Sweet and Spicy Nuts

Sweet, savory, salty with a little heat. Great snack!

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup White granulated sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. Light brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. Chili powder
  • 1 tsp. New Mexican chili powder
  • 1 tsp. Cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. Ancho chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp. Smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp. Cinnamon
  • 1 lge Egg white
  • 1 1/3 cups Walnut halves, raw When the nuts are all mixed you want 4 cups.
  • 1 1/3 cups Slivered almonds, raw
  • 1 1/3 cups Pecan halves, raw

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cover a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Spray with cooking spray.
  • In a small bowl, whisk the brown and white sugar, salt, chili powders, smoked paprika and cinnamon. In a larger bowl, whisk the egg white until frothy. Add the nuts to the egg white along with the sugar/spice mixture and toss to cover thoroughly with the egg white.
  • Spread the nuts out on the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes, stirring once, until nicely browned.
  • Let the nuts cool completely on the baking sheet, stirring occasionally to break up the larger clumps of nuts. Once cooled, store in zip lock bags or tightly covered containers.