Desserts

Candied Walnuts

Name: Candied Walnuts
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: Oil for greasing the pan; 7 oz walnuts; ½ cup sugar; 3 tbsp water; ¼ tsp salt

Crisp candied walnuts – the perfect addition to salads, cheeses or desserts

⏱ 20 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

⚖ Pareve 🥬 Vegetarian 🌱 Vegan 🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

1
Line the pan where the almonds will cool with parchment paper, and lightly grease the paper with the oil.
Baking panParchment paper
2
Dissolve the sugar in the water in a small pot over a medium-high flame, stirring.
Small saucepanStove
3
Keep cooking without stirring 5-7 minutes, until the caramel turns golden.
4
Add the almonds and salt and stir quickly, until the almonds are all coated.
5
Pour immediately onto the parchment paper and separate the almonds with a fork.
Fork
💡Molten sugar is extremely hot: don't touch it or the nuts until they've cooled.
6
Let cool completely, until the coating hardens.
7
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Storage container

212calories

4 gprotein

14 gcarbs

16 gfat

● protein 7%● carbs 26%● fat 67%

Per serving (43 g), of 8 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Oil: 1 cup = 216 g · 886 kcal per 100 g · More about Oil →
Walnuts: 1 cup = 117 g · 654 kcal per 100 g · More about Walnuts →
Sugar: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 200 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Water: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Water →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Storage container · Also works: Jar (None) · Zip-top bag (None)

🧻 Consumables: Parchment paper

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🧩 Built from…

Sugared Nuts

Sugared Nuts · Sugared Nuts
Alternatives for this part: Honey Nuts and Dried Fruit · Pan-Candied Nuts
Possible additions: Greasing the parchment paper · Cinnamon · salt · Butter at the end · Vanilla · Storage time

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