Sweet and spicy nuts

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Unsalted mixed nuts; such as pecans and whole almonds
1½ tablespoon Unsalted butter
2 tablespoons Firmly packed brown sugar
1½ tablespoon Granulated sugar
½ teaspoon Cayenne
½ teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Salt

Directions

In a heavy skillet cook nuts in butter over moderate heat, stirring, 2 minutes. In a small bowl stir together sugars, cayenne, black pepper, and salt and sprinkle mixture over nuts. Continue to cook nuts, stirring constantly, until sugar caramelized, about 8 minutes. Transfer nuts to a sheet of foil and cool. Break nuts apart. Nuts may be made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container.

Yield: 2 cups

NOTES : Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL9049 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Angele and Jon Freeman" <jfreeman@...> on Feb 7, 1998

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