Sweet Glazed Nuts

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Sweet Glazed Nuts

Ingredients:

  • 2 Tablespoon butter
  • 2 Tablespoon honey, maple syrup or a combination
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 cup raw nuts (pecans, walnuts or almonds)

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 300o F. 
  2. Lightly coat a cake pan or 8×8 Pyrex dish with ½ teaspoon of butter or oil or line the pan with buttered parchment paper.
  3. Combine the butter and honey in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until bubbly.  Add nuts and toss well to coat.
  4. Spread nut mixture into baking dish.
  5. Bake until nuts are golden and syrup bubbles – about 15 minutes.  Stir occasionally to break up clumps.
  6. Remove from oven and cool slightly; remove while slightly warm with a spatula.

Variations:  add ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon or curry or ginger for varied flavor options.

Nutritional information:  2 Tablespoon serving size: 113 calories, 9 gm fat, 5 gm carbohydrate,  2 gm fiber, 2 gm sugar,  3 gm protein, 38 gm sodium