Maple Glazed Spiced Nuts
It wasn’t too long ago where a lot of our family members gathered for yet another wonderful wedding. Don’t you just love weddings, and wedding weekends? I can’t say that it was all fun and dance for me in particular due to my recent circumstances, but what it was, was almost like a really great reunion of cousins, uncles, and grandparents that just brought joy and smiles to everyone’s faces. Love that stuff. During this time, our Canadian cousins decided to come bearing gifts, of which was this awesome Canadian maple syrup. My kids love syrup, as does my wife, and to be honest I don’t really use it all that often with the exception of when I may make some chicken and waffles. After some time, I decided to come up with a snack for one of the parties and see how it would go over. I like doing that, you know?
That’s when I decided I would make maple glazed spiced nuts, along with some fresh turmeric that my friends in Hawaii recently harvested from their yard and sent our way. I mean who doesn’t love turmeric and maple syrup, right? I was about to find out.
I came up with this recipe after thinking about some nuts my parents used to make during the holidays. They were sweet, and lightly salted, and that was the direction I was trying to head, but in a slightly more savory application.
Let’s get started.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups walnuts halves and pieces
- 1 cup roasted peanuts
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp salt, to taste
- 1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme, finely chopped
Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees.
During this time, get a large mixing bowl together and dump everything into the mixing bowl. Mix well to incorporate all of the nuts, sugars, and syrup together.
Get a large baking sheet out, and line it with parchment paper for easier cleanup.
Bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes being careful not to burn. About half way through this time, stir them, carefully. The goal is to get that sugars to melt into the nuts, making small clusters of deliciousness.
After you have achieved this, remove them from the oven, slide them into a bowl from the parchment paper, and let them cool before digging in.
I brought a majority of these to the party, yet reserved some only to make an ice cream with them with my daughter a few days later. Was that good as well? You betcha!