Sugar & Spice Candied Nuts

Rose McAvoy

Candied nuts are so easy to make. Set these out for guests to nibble at a party or package them to make sweet gifts for teachers, neighbors, or holiday hosts. The combination of cinnamon, ginger and cloves smells like Christmas. The recipe is designed to use a single Costco sized jar of mixed nuts, makes enough for sharing and can be reduced if needed. Adapted from Candied Pumpkin Seeds, Eat the Love

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Course Dessert, gift, Holiday, Snack

Servings 14 cups

Calories 170 kcal

Ingredients

2 ½ lbs 9 cups unsalted fancy mixed nuts (or the nut of your choosing)
6 cups powdered sugar
4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoon sea salt
1 ½ teaspoon ground cloves
6 tablespoon vodka

Instructions

Line two baking pans with parchment paper.
In a large soup pot - pour in the nuts then top with the remaining ingredients. Cook over medium high heat. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon - the mixture will begin powdery, turn syrupy, then become very thick and sticky (10-15 minutes). Remove from the heat when most of the the liquid has evaporated.
Turn the candied nuts onto the lined baking sheets and spread into an even layer. Allow the nuts to cool completely before serving or packaging.