Sweet & Spicy Glazed Nuts

I make these and ship them to my husband on his job site, the crew is so hooked that they send me pecans so I will make more.  As you can see, I use a mix of nuts because that is what I like. I have mixed them before baking and find it comes out better to do each batch separately and mix them after they are cooked. The reason being, I cook the whole almonds for about 18 minutes, the walnuts for 15 minutes and the pecans for 12 minutes.











SWEET AND SPICY GLAZED NUTS

Ingredients:

1/2 pound unsalted pecans halves
1/2 pound walnut halves

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

4 tablespoons pure maple syrup

1 tablespoon light-brown sugar

1 teaspoon fresh chopped thyme

1 teaspoon coarse salt

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

I do not recommend mixing up more the 1 pound at a time, the liquid has a tendency to soak into the nuts, so only make 1 pound at a time so you can bake the entire batch at once.

Directioins:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Place nuts into large bowl and mix, set aside.

Place remaining 6 ingredients in small bowl and mix well, pour over nuts and mix thoroughly to cover. Spread nut mixture in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake, stirring half way through, until browned, 12 to 15 minutes; cool in pan on rack. Once cooled, you can lift the edge of the parchment paper and fold it over to cause the nuts to come loose.

You DO NOT want to try this without parchment paper or wax paper, they will stick to the pan and its not fun once they cool.

Nuts can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container.