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Sweet and Spicy Holiday Nuts

These spiced nuts are really something special, and a great gift for people who like spicy foods.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 egg white
  • 2 cups unsalted pecan halves
  • 2 cups unsalted roasted cashews
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • Kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Beat the egg white with 1 tablespoon water in a large bowl until foamy. Add the nuts, sugar, cumin, cayenne, cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon salt and mix well.
  • Spread the mixture on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until the nuts are mostly dry, but still slightly sticky, about 30-40 minutes. Do not burn! (The nuts will start to burn before you can smell them.)
  • Remove the nuts from oven and stir. Reduce the temperature to 200 degrees. Return the nuts to oven and bake until crisp, about 30 more minutes. Stir to loosen the nuts from baking sheet; cool completely on the sheet. Cooled nuts may be packaged in plastic bags or containers for gift-giving. Makes 4 cups spiced nuts. Enjoy!