C – I will save even one egg white to make something.
As you may already know, I hate wasting things. Yup, I am crazy and frugal. But, I do love the challenge of not wasting much. These candied nuts are so simple. An easy snack for anyone to make.
Mix a few spices and sugar. Beat egg whites in a bowl. Toss the nuts into the bowl. Add the spice mix and bake. Mix them up a few times while baking. Let them cool down. You are done.
A nice freshly baked snack that doesn’t let anything go to waste.
It’s so much better than buying candied nuts from a store. These nuts are perfectly coated with sugar and spice. They aren’t hard as a rock to eat.
Perfectly crispy and tender. They aren’t too sweet or filled with too much spice. They are perfect.
I couldn’t believe how addicting these were. I started to think what other nut and spice combinations I could come up with.
| Egg White Week: Candied Nuts |
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp kosher salt
- Generous pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 cups walnuts
- 1 cup almonds
- ¼ cup watermelon seeds
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 egg white, room temperature
- 1 Tbsp water
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Mix sugar, salt, cayenne and cinnamon, making sure there are no lumps. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, beat egg white and water until frothy, but not stiff.
- Add nuts and stir to coat evenly.
- Sprinkle the nuts with the sugar mixture and toss until evenly coated.
- Spread sugared nuts in a single layer on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Separate nuts as they cool.
- When completely cool, pour the nuts into a bowl. Break up until desired size.
Pistachios, cashews with lots of spice or a little bit of spice?
I can’t wait to have more left over egg whites to make more of these great treats.