Cinnamon Sugar Spiced Nuts

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Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

C&H® Dark Brown Sugar

To create flavor that's deep, rich, and real, use only C&H® Dark Brown Sugar. Its moistness and deep, rich molasses flavor make it ideal for full-flavored or savory recipes.

Dark Brown Sugar

C&H® Demerara Cane Sugar

C&H® Demerara Cane Sugar has a light golden color from the molasses left behind after minimal processing. Demerara is a slightly larger crystal than granulated sugar and with a delicate crunchy texture.

Demerara Cane Sugar

Servings

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
4 cups mixed nuts, such as whole almonds, walnuts, pecan halves and hazelnuts 4 cups mixed nuts, such as whole almonds, walnuts, pecan halves and hazelnuts
1 large egg white 1 large egg white
1/2 cup C&H® Dark Brown Sugar 1/2 cup C&H® Dark Brown Sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon C&H® Demerara Cane Sugar 1 tablespoon C&H® Demerara Cane Sugar
1 teaspoon flaked maldon sea salt 1 teaspoon flaked maldon sea salt

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment.

Step 2

In medium bowl, pour melted butter over mixed nuts and toss well to coat.

Step 3

Spread nuts out in a single layer on prepared pan and bake for 5 minutes to bake the butter into the nuts. Remove pan from oven and cool thoroughly before proceeding with recipe.

Step 4

Reduce oven temperature to 300F.

Step 5

In the same bowl used to toss the nuts before, whisk egg white until frothy. Toss cooled buttered nuts in egg white

Step 6

In separate bowl whisk sugar together with cinnamon and cayenne then toss this mixture into the pecans, mixing until well coated.

Step 7

Spread the coated nuts back onto the sheet pan in a single layer.

Step 8

Mix the demerara sugar and salt together in the same bowl used for the sugar mixture then sprinkle this mixture over the top.

Step

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until sugar caramelizes onto the nuts.