Toasted Maple Mixed Nuts

Toasted maple mixed nuts are my jam. Well, actually they’re my nuts, but you get me. I love nuts. Just about as much as I love cheese—and that’s A LOT.

I also love bringing mixed nuts to cocktail parties and book club meetings (where we mostly eat and drink); throwing them in salad; and sprinkling them around a pre-dinner cheese / charcuterie platter.

This recipe for glorious maple-coated, kissed-with-salt, cocktail nuts is awesome for a few reasons:

1. Five ingredients (three if you count the nuts as one).
2. Five minutes (really).
3. Your kitchen will smell like a bonafide sugar shack. BEST. SMELL. EVER.
4. People love nuts (and are always happy when you bring over freshly toasted maple-coated nuts).
5. Any combo of nuts will do, whatever you have on hand. This recipe is all about easy. Add more variety by mixing in a bunch of other nuts, or just use one kind.

My favourite combo is walnuts, pecans and almonds. I find the pecans especially delicious.

This recipe can easily be made at the last minute, but be sure to let them cool for a good 10 minutes (not in the pan) on parchment paper. *Don’t pop them from the pan to a sealed jar (they won’t have the right crunch at all).

Toasted Maple Mixed Nuts

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Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Snack

Servings 3 cups (a good sized bowl for a gathering)

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup walnuts raw or dry roasted (no seasoning!)
• 1 cup whole pecans raw or dry roasted (no seasoning!)
• 1 cup whole almonds raw or dry roasted (no seasoning!)
• 4 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 2-3 pinches of kosher salt or fleur de sel

Instructions

 

• Toast walnuts, pecans and almonds in a dry pan over medium heat for 3-5 minutes, or until fragrant and browning slightly. Stir/toss frequently to ensure they don't burn.
• With the heat still on, quickly drizzle the maple syrup over the nuts and toss to coat evenly.
• Sprinkle a few pinches of kosher salt, toss once more and take off the heat. Important: once the maple is drizzled and the nuts tossed, don't let them cook any longer (this way they'll stay gorgeous and shiny). They really only need a few seconds to cook off the excess maple.
• Tip nuts immediately onto parchment paper (NOT wax paper) to cool for at least 10 minutes. Enjoy!

Notes

*Be sure to let them fully cool before storing in a sealed container or they won't have the right crunch at all.*

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