Glazed Poporn And Nuts Recipes

SWEET, SALTY, SPICY PARTY NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.
• Combine walnut halves, pecan halves, almonds, and cashews in a large bowl. Add salt, black pepper, cumin, and cayenne pepper; toss to coat.
• Heat sugar, water, and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter is melted. Cook for 1 minute and remove from heat. Slowly pour butter mixture over the bowl of nuts and stir to coat.
• Transfer nuts to the prepared baking sheet and spread into a single layer.
• Bake nuts in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Stir nuts until the warm syrup coats every nut. Spread into a single layer, return to the oven, and bake until nuts are sticky and roasted, about 6 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.

GLAZED NUTS

Steps:

• In a heavy 8 inch skillet combine nuts, sugar and butter.
• Cook over med heat, stirring constantly until sugar is melted and golden in color and nuts are toasted (about 7 minutes).
• Spread nuts on a butter cookie sheet or aluminum foil, separating nuts.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt.

PEANUT BUTTER GLAZED POPCORN

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 300 degrees F. Spray rimmed baking sheet with no-stick cooking spray.
• PLACE popped popcorn in a very large bowl or Dutch oven.
• COMBINE peanut butter, corn syrup, butter and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat, add vanilla and stir to combine.
• POUR warm peanut butter mixture over popcorn, stirring gently to combine. When all popcorn appears evenly coated with peanut butter mixture, spread evenly on prepared baking sheet.
• BAKE 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and allow to cool. May be stored in airtight container for up to one week.

SWEET SPICED NUTS W/A KICK

Steps:

• first way to prepare: whisk egg white and vanilla together until frothy, add the remaining ingredients and stir well, add nuts(may want to use more nuts if a lot of juice is left -- depending how coated you want your nuts)
• 2nd way to prepare: whisk the egg white and vanilla and stir in nuts and stir to coat and then drain nuts for 5 minute.
• meanwhile put sugar, salt and all spices in a zip lock bag and mix, add nuts. 1/2 at a tiime. and shake vigourously until coated, repeat with remaining nuts.
• after preparing nuts either way spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet either sprayed with cooking spray or use parchment.
• bake at 250 for 50-60 min or until carmalized to your liking, stirring every 15-20 minute.
• cool and store in a dry place.