Sweet and Spicy Nuts
Ingredients
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 2 cups pecan halves
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 tbsps. Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. coarse salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oven to 325°F. Line baking sheet with foil. Coat with no-stick cooking spray.
- Step 2
COMBINE nuts, water and sugar in large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Boil and stir 5 minutes. Carefully remove nuts with slotted spoon. Spread on prepared baking sheet in a single layer.
- Step 3
BAKE 10 to 13 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and place in large bowl, breaking apart any that are stuck together. Drizzle with oil and vanilla.
- Step 4
MIX together salt, cinnamon and cayenne pepper in small bowl. Sprinkle over nuts. Toss to evenly coat. Return to baking sheet.
- Step 5
BAKE 10 minutes or until browned and crisp. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Serving size
(1/8 of recipe)
- Calories 350
- Calories from Fat190g
- Total Fat 22g
- Saturated Fat 2g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 240mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 42g
- Dietary Fiber 3g
- Sugars 39g
- Protein 2g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet