Sweet and Spicy Roast Nuts
Shiny, crispy nuts coated in a delicious sweet and spicy combination of honey, chilli, smoked paprika, salt and cinnamon. These incredibly moreish treats are prefect with a glass of something bubbly and works with beer, champagne or even sparkling water.
They store well for a few days in an airtight container, but I very much doubt they will last that long! They also make a fun gift, either for Christmas or if you are visiting someone’s house – although that is not very likely in this year of Covid 2020! Oh well – all the more for you to eat at home! Every cloud has a silver lining!!
How to make Sweet and Spicy Roast Nuts:
Collect all your ingredients together:
- mixed nuts – I used walnuts, almonds and cashews
- honey
- olive oil
- cinnamon
- ground cloves
- powdered ginger
- chilli flakes
- smoked paprika
- freshly ground black pepper
- fine salt
How to make these delicious nuts:
- Tip the nuts into a mixing bowl and add the honey and some olive oil.
- Mix thoroughly until all the nuts are coated in the oil and honey mix.
- Tip out onto a baking parchment lined baking tray and spread the nuts out so they are not touching. Put in the oven for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, remove from the oven and stir well. Spread the nuts out again and put back into the oven for 5 minutes.
- As the nuts cook, pour the remaining oil into the mixing bowl. You can use the same mixing bowl – there is no need to wash it.
- Add the spice mix and stir thoroughly.
- When the nuts have been roasting for a total of 15 minutes, remove from the oven and add to the spice and oil mix.
- Place back on the baking tray and spread out.
- Bake for a further 10 minutes, giving them a stir after 5 minutes. Leave to cool and dry on the tray. Any extra liquid on the nuts should be absorbed.
- Serve!
1 Add honey and oil to nuts 
2 Mix thoroughly 
3 Spread out on baking tray. 
4 Cook 
5 Meanwhile, pour oil into bowl 
6 Add spice mix… 
… and mix thoroughly 
7 Add nuts and mix thoroughly 
8 Return to pan … 
…. and spread out 
9 Cook again and leave to cool on the tray. 
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Sweet and Spicy Roast Nuts
Shiny, crispy nuts coated in a delicious sweet and spicy combination of honey, chilli, smoked paprika, salt and cinnamon. Serves 4
Ingredients
Nut mix:
- 200g mixed nuts. I used walnuts, almonds, cashews
- 1½ tablespoons honey
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
Spice coating:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon powder
- ¼ teaspoon chilli flakes
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon powdered ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
Instructions
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Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.
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Preheat oven to Fan Oven 150°C/170°C/375°F/Gas 5
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Prepare and cook the nuts: tip the nuts into a mixing bowl and add the honey and olive oil
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Mix thoroughly until all the nuts are coated in the oil and honey mix.
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Tip out onto a baking parchment lined baking tray and spread the nuts out so they are not touching. Put in the oven for 10 minutes.
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After 10 minutes, remove from the oven and stir well. Spread the nuts out again and put back into the oven for 5 minutes.
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Prepare the spice coating: as the nuts cook, pour the remaining oil into the mixing bowl. You can use the same mixing bowl – there is no need to wash it.
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Add the spice mix and stir thoroughly.
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When the nuts have been roasting for a total of 15 minutes, remove from the oven and add to the spice and oil. Thoroughly mix.
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Place back on the baking tray and spread out.
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Bake for a further 10 minutes, giving them a stir after 5 minutes. Leave to cool and dry on the tray. Any extra liquid on the nuts should be absorbed.
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Serve!
Recipe Notes
Equipment:
- baking tray lined with baking parchment
- kitchen scales
- mixing bowl
