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Sugared Nuts
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Sugared Nuts

Nuts cooked with sugar and a little water, stirring, until the sugar crystallizes and coats them, or tossed into golden caramel cooked first; spread at once on parchment paper, they harden as they cool.

⏱ 10 min

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Line the pan where the almonds will cool with parchment paper.
    Baking panParchment paper
  2. 2
    Put the sugar and water in a pot and heat over medium heat, stirring, until the sugar melts.
    Small saucepanStove
  3. 3
    Add the almonds and salt and cook 8–10 minutes, stirring constantly, until the sugar recrystallizes and coats the almonds.
    Small saucepanStove
  4. 4
    Pour immediately onto the parchment paper.
    💡Molten sugar is extremely hot: don't touch it or the nuts until they've cooled.
  5. 5
    Let cool completely, until the coating hardens.
607calories
15 gprotein
63 gcarbs
37 gfat
● protein 9%● carbs 39%● fat 51%

Per serving (140 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 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)

🧻 Consumables: Parchment paper

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Greasing the parchment paper · Cinnamon · salt · Butter at the end · Vanilla · Storage time (2 weeks)
  • Cooking time (minutes): 8–10
  • Heat for the caramel: over a medium flame
  • Caramel color: golden
  • Cooling: completely

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