Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Chili-Lime-Brown Sugar Baked Nuts

This is a quick recipe for an incredibly addictive party food - baked nuts.  The tart lime mixed with hot chili powder and sugar produces an amazing and different taste.  You can really use any kind of nut you want but I usually do a combination of peanuts, cashews and walnuts.

Chili-Lime-Brown Sugar Baked Mixed Nuts

Ingredients:
-4 cups of nuts (any kind you want, or a mixture)
-1/4 cup lime juice
-1/2 tbsp sesame oil (or olive oil if you don't have sesame)
-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
-2 tsp salt
-1/2 tsp cinnamon
-2 tbsp brown sugar

Method:

Preheat oven to 400.  Toss all ingredients together in a bowl with your hands, making sure all nuts are getting about the same amount of the spices/sugar.  Spread evenly on baking sheet (you might need 2 sheets, because they shouldn't be too crowded or in piles).

Bake for about 7-8 minutes, remove from oven and shake around/toss with a spatula.  Return the sheet to the oven and bake another 8-10 minutes.  Keep an eye on them so they don't burn - they are done with they smell great and look browned and dry.

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