Chinese Five Spice Nuts →

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Photo: c. foodblogchef 2021 Copy and paste to print the recipe.CHINESE FIVE-SPICE NUTS Yield: 2 cups of spiced nuts Ingredients: ·   1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil ·   1 cup unsalted almonds ·   1 cup unsalted cashews ·   1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder ·   1 teaspoon salt ·   1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper Directions: 1.  Toss the almonds with oil. 2.  Add the five-spice powder, salt, black pepper, and toss. 3. Spread on a baking sheet and cook at 300 F for about 45 min. Store in an airtight container for a few days.

Photo: c. foodblogchef 2021
Copy and paste to print the recipe.

CHINESE FIVE-SPICE NUTS
Yield: 2 cups of spiced nuts
Ingredients:
·   1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
·   1 cup unsalted almonds
·   1 cup unsalted cashews
·   1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
·   1 teaspoon salt
·   1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:
1.  Toss the almonds with oil.
2.  Add the five-spice powder, salt, black pepper, and toss.
3. Spread on a baking sheet and cook at 300 F for about 45 min.

Store in an airtight container for a few days.

If you would like to try something different from everyday salted nuts to snack on, give this recipe for roasted nuts a try. Chinese Five Spice powder is a blend of warm, fragrant spices: star anise, fennel, cloves, and cinnamon along with exotic Sichuan peppercorns. Use the nuts of your choice. The nuts will stay crunchy in a tightly closed container for several days. Like any roasted nut, wait for them to fully cool to reach full crunchiness. Snack-on!

Maple Curry Candied Cashews →

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Photo: c. foodblogchef 2020

Photo: c. foodblogchef 2020

Great holiday gifts or easy to make snacks. Be warned, these nuts are seriously addictive when combined with a good beer or an off-dry sparkling wine! Can you say “maple, curry, candied, cashews” fast three times?

Maple Curry Candied Cashews
Makes 2 cups

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups cashews

  • ¼ cup maple syrup

  • 1 teaspoon Madras curry powder

  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin

  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander

  • ½ teaspoon chili powder

  • 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt

  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 300 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased tin foil

  1. Place the maple syrup and nuts in a medium-sized bowl and toss until well coated. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well to coat evenly. Transfer the nuts to the prepared sheet and arrange them in a single layer. Bake until lightly browned, stirring occasionally, 25 to 30 minutes.

  2. Remove from the oven, immediately loosen the nuts with a spatula, separate the clumps, and set aside to cool to room temperature before serving otherwise they won’t have a good crunch.

Adapted from http://www.eat-drink-smile.com/2010/12/spiced-macadamia-nuts.html