| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 55 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 45 min |
| Yield: | 4 cups nuts |
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Kosher salt
- 1 large egg white
- 4 cups mixed roasted salted nuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix the cayenne, cinnamon, ginger, mustard powder, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Whisk the egg white in a large bowl until frothy. Toss in the nuts, then add the spice mixture and toss until well coated.
- Spread the nuts on the prepared baking sheet; bake until dry, about 45 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheet.
- Hot: These nuts are a not-too-spicy crowd pleaser. Cayenne, ginger and mustard powder give them mild heat.
- Hotter: Add 2 teaspoons chipotle chile powder to the spice mixture, then continue as directed.
- Hottest: Add 2 teaspoons chipotle chile powder to the spice mixture, then continue as directed. While the nuts are baking, fry 4 thinly sliced serrano chile peppers in 350 degrees F canola oil until crisp, about 30 seconds. Drain on paper towels, season with salt and toss with the nuts.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 307 |
| Total Fat | 24 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 20 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 134 mg |
Reviews
OMG… This is fantastic. Addicting in a great way !! Love this recipe and will be making it for a long time to come.
These are outstanding
I love these nuts. Highly addictive.
Made the hot version for a party and everybody loved them. Easy to make yes they stick to the parchment paper but after they cool they come off easily.
I have made this three times. I make a Hot + version adding 1
T. chili powder. It works well with 5 c. nuts instead of 4 and makes a great hostess gift too.
T. chili powder. It works well with 5 c. nuts instead of 4 and makes a great hostess gift too.
Very Easy and Very Tasty !! – I like how the fire comes on afterwards but not too hot !! For the Holiday Season I’d do the same but omit the pepper for a sweet holiday taste.
Great spiced nut recipe! I made the Hot version because I forgot to add the chile powder! Still a good amount of heat. Will definitely make again!
We love these! My extended family is falling in love with them too, one by one! I don’t usually carry parchment paper in the house so I just use tin foil. There is a bit of sticking to that, but not very much and it does make clean up easier than nothing. For us, we like a bit of extra cayenne. We make two batches at a time and add 4tsp cayenne instead of the 2.5 called for by the recipe. Nice heat and I find it nicely offset by the sugar so it’s not too much for us. These disappear fast around my way!
Good heat when chipotle chili seasoning is added. However, forgo the parchment paper (aka: wax paper on the West Coast) as the nuts stuck to the paper. Use cooking spray instead.
Absolutely fantastic spice mix. I only made the hot version, which allowed all the flavors of the spices to shine through but still heated up our throats. This is an outstanding recipe and it’s clear someone in the Food Network kitchen knows how to make game party food!