Sweet and Spicy Walnuts

Last week we talked to you all about some tasty nuts.You can laugh at that if you like.But seriously, if you haven’t tried them yet, you should get after that.I don’t like to boast often, but I’m really proud of the pecans.I’m going to be offended if you don’t try them, and if you offend me, I won’t invite you to my birthday party.So yeah, think about that.I digress.This week, we are going to expose you to some more nuts.This may be a prudent time to tell you I have been teaching Shakespeare to my students this week, and I’m having a hard time controlling my punning.

This week’s recipe is for a spicy and sweet walnut.Now, I’m not usually a fan of walnuts, but I can eat this entire recipe in one batch.The key to this recipe is the garlic-chili paste.I always keep a jar of garlic-chili paste on hand to spice up all sorts of recipes.These nuts can be added to salads, used to make trail mixes, or even just kept around as a handy snack.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Sweet and Spicy Walnuts

Sweet and Spicy Walnuts

1/2 pound of unsalted, raw walnuts

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons water

1/2 tablespoons garlic chili paste

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

8 servings, 198 calories, 17.3 g fat, 7.3 g carbs, 6.8 g protein, 1.9 g dietary fiber

Combine all ingredients except the nuts in a small sauce pan.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Add the walnuts to a metal bowl and set aside.

Sweet and Spicy Walnuts

Bring to simmer. After sugar is dissolved, simmer for five minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

Simmering

Pour warm liquid over walnuts and stir.

Sweet and Spicy Walnuts

Sweet and Spicy Walnuts

Place the nuts on a greased baking sheet, bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Make sure to watch closely, or the sugar will burn, crushing your hopes of sweet and spicy tasty treats.

Sweet and Spicy Walnuts

Sweet and Spicy Walnuts

Let cool before eating. If you can’t wait, it’s not my fault if you burn your tongue.

Sweet and Spicy Walnuts

The combination of the sweetness, the spiciness, and the garlic is simply nuts. These will have you bouncing off the walls with joy. Anyway, I think that I have pun-ished you all enough with my humor for one week. Tune in next week for more tasty recipes and fresh humor!



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