Wine Bar Nuts Recipes

THE UNION SQUARE CAFE'S BAR NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Toss the nuts in a large bowl to combine and spread them out on a baking sheet. Toast in the oven until light golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the rosemary, cayenne, sugar, salt and melted butter.
• Thoroughly toss the toasted nuts in the spiced butter and serve warm. And once you eat these, you will never want to stop.

WINE BAR NUT MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, toss the nuts with the maple syrup, olive oil, herbs and cayenne.
• Spread the nuts on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. (I place them on parchment paper for easy clean-up), stirring occasionally, until browned.
• Season the nuts with salt and pepper and toss frequently until cooled.

WARM BAR NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the olive oil. When the oil begins to smoke lightly, remove the pan from the heat and add the thyme. The leaves will sizzle and fry a little. Immediately stir in the peanuts, almonds, pecans and red pepper flakes. Mix to coat with the oil.
• Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and bake until browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, stir in the lemon zest and salt and serve immediately?or let cool and then rewarm in a low oven.

BEST BAR NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350º F.
• Toss the nuts in a large bowl to combine.
• Spread them out on a cookie sheet, and toast in the oven until they become light golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Combine the rosemary, cayenne, brown sugar, salt, and melted butter.
• While the nuts are still warm, add the rosemary/butter mixture.
• Thoroughly toss with the warm toasted nuts.

SUGAR NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease one 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and blend together with the brown sugar. Remove from heat; set aside to cool.
• Add the flour, baking powder, vanilla and chopped nuts.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake at 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Cut into bars and roll in confectioners' sugar.

NATURE NUTS CHEWY BARS

Steps:

• Melt marshmallows, butter, and raisins together over medium heat, stirring until smooth.
• Mix in cereal until coated. Scrape the mixture into a greased pan and let chill. (We popped them into the freezer for a few minutes to hurry it up, because the kids just couldn't wait.)