They are absolutely delicious! I enjoy these even though I dislike spicy cuisine. I started making these weekly when my mother handed me the recipe!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 50 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 egg white
- 3 cups unsalted raw cashews
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Whisk egg white in a medium bowl until frothy. Mix in cashews until coated. Let soak for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Combine sugar, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Pour over cashews and toss to coat. Spread cashews on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven, stirring halfway through, until fragrant, about 40 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F (93 degrees C). Continue baking, stirring every 20 minutes, until cashews look dry, 30 to 40 minutes.
- Transfer cashews to a container and let cool, shaking or stirring occasionally to prevent them from sticking together.
- We store our cayenne cashews in plastic containers so that we can shake them while they are cooling. Make sure they cool with the lid off.
Reviews
I followed an earlier suggestion and used parchment paper instead of foil. Also used 4 cups of nuts. My family loved these.
Use parchment paper, it won’t stick like it does to tin foil. Also you can use 4 cups of cashews. Really good.
Tasty and Simple!
Loved them!! I followed the recipe and WOW! They were a big hit with my entire family. Spicy and sweet. Letting them sit in the egg whites really make a difference. I had to let mine cool down on my foil lined baking sheet since they were stuck together a bit (as expected). Once cool, I couldn’t get enough of them, and the cumin hit the spot!
Delicious recipe. I found them a little sweet, so might cut a bit of the sugar next time, but the cayenne provided just the right heat. Really good, and super easy. I accidentally left my oven at 250 until the last 15 minutes, but to no ill effect. Thanks.
Addictive! I don’t care for sweet flavors but here, the sweet and spicy balance perfectly. Thank you for the recipe.