Spiced Nuts

- by

Recipes for different Spiced Nuts that make great gifts and great snacks

Vegan Recipes

Spiced Peanuts

  • Heat 1 T oil.
  • Add: 2 t chili powder
  • 2 t cumin
  • 2 t sugar
  • 1 t curry powder
  • 1 t garlic powder
  • ¼ t cayenne
  • Stirring 30 seconds
  • Add: 2 ½ C dry roasted peanuts
  • Stirring well About 2 minutes.
  • Remove and pour onto jelly roll pan.
  • Bake 300 around 15 minutes, stirring often.
  • Sprinke with a little salt. Cool.

Homemade Smoked Almonds

  • Mix: 2 T oil
  • 4 t water
  • 1 t liquid smoke
  • Pour over 2 C raw almonds
  • Sit overnight.
  • Bake 300 40 minutes, stirring often

Spiced pecans

  • 2 C toasted pecans (oven 350 put nuts on cookie sheet, watch closely 3-4 minutes until slightly darker, stir, repeat)
  • Mix:
  • 2 T sugar
  • 1/2 T course salt
  • 1/2 t cinnamon
  • 1/8 t cloves
  • 1/8 t allspice
  • Boil:
  • 2 T rum
  • 2 t vanilla
  • 2 T b sugar
  • 1 T margarine
  • Mix in nuts until coated
  • Pour into bowl
  • Add spice mix

Indian nuts

  • Boil 2 T water
  • 1 t b sugar
  • 1 T margarine
  • Add 2 C cashews/pistachios
  • Mix in bowl with:
  • 1 T sugar
  • 1 t course salt
  • 1 t curry powder
  • 1/4 t cumin
  • 1/4 t coriander

Or MEXICAN nuts

  • Boil 2 T water
  • 1 t b sugar
  • 1 T margarine
  • Add 2 C mixed :
  • Almonds
  • Peanuts
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Mix in bowl with
  • 1 T sugar
  • 1 t course salt
  • 1/4 t cinnamon
  • 1/4 t cumin
  • 1/4 t coriander
  • 1/8 t cayenne
  • 1/4 t garlic powder
wolf paw print

Tips and ideas:

  • All are easy to double or triple..
  • Make for great gifts too!

Easy curried almonds

  • Microwave:
  • 1 C raw almonds
  • Dot with
  • 2 t margarine
  • 3 minutes, stir after each minute
  • Stir in
  • 1/2 t course salt
  • 1/2 t curry powder
  • Microwave 2 more minutes stirring.
  • Cool thoroughly

Spiced glazed nuts

  • Grease 13x9
  • Add 2 C nuts
  • Place in Oven 250 to heat.
  • Mix in Large saucepan:
  • 1 C sugar
  • 1/3 C water
  • 1/4 C corn syrup
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • 1/4 t allspice
  • 1/8 t cloves
  • 1/4 t salt
  • Stir constantly to 236 degrees. (soft ball)
  • Remove. Add 1 t vanilla and nuts
  • Spread back onto pan and separate into small pieces

BBQ peanuts

  • Melt: 2 T margarine
  • Add:
  • 1/4 C bbq sauce
  • 3/4 t garlic salt
  • 1/8-1/4 t crushed red pepper (optional)
  • Add:
  • 16 oz peanuts
  • Spread on greased 13x9 pan
  • Bake 325 20 minutes
  • Cool completely.

Hot spiced nuts

  • Heat 3 T oil
  • Add: 2 C mixed nuts til lightly browned, 3 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with: mixed:
  • 2 T sugar
  • 1 t paprika
  • 1/2 t paprika
  • 1/2 t chili powder
  • 1/2 t cumin
  • 1/2 t coriander
  • 1/2 t pepper
  • 1/4 t course salt if unsalted nuts were used
  • Stir and heat 2-3 minutes

Sweet and spicy Chickpeas

  • Mix: 3 T oil
  • 3 T sugar
  • 2 t course salt
  • 2 t cumin
  • 1 t crushed red pepper
  • 1 t garlic powder
  • Toss with:
  • 2 C canned/ drained/rinsed chickpeas (garbonzos)
  • Bake 400 30 minutes stir after each 10.

Spicy Chickpeas

  • Mix:
  • ¼ c oil
  • 1 t course salt
  • 1 t cumin
  • 1 t pepper
  • ½ t cayenne pepper
  • Toss in:
  • 2 cans chickpeas
  • Bake 20 minutes. Stir. Bake 12 minutes more.