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Maple Sugar Candied Nuts

November 28, 2008 by KimiHarris 8 Comments

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I hope that everyone had a very wonderful Thanksgiving meal. We had a lovely meal, fun times with family, and pumpkin and apple pie. I also got a very special birthday present, in the form of a new camera (everyone had gone in together to buy it for me! Isn’t that so sweet?). I have been learning the ropes with it this morning, and hopefully soon I will have some food pictures to share with you all. (I’ve been using a point and shoot camera all this time).

Meanwhile, I wanted to share a deliciously sweet maple sugar candied nut recipe that we greatly enjoyed yesterday. We used these in a salad yesterday, and they were so nice. I also, admittedly snacked on them while waiting for the rest of the meal to finish up. The maple sugar gives a depth of flavor that white sugar definitely lacks and the little bit of salt balances the sweet.

These go perfectly in a salad, because they are sweet enough to hold up against an aggressive vinaigrette. These are “special occasion” nuts because maple sugar isn’t the cheapest sugar to use.

Maple Sugar Candied Nuts

1 egg white
3/4 cup of maple sugar
1/2 teaspoon high quality sea salt
2 1/2 cups of walnuts, pecans, or nut of choice.

1-Preheat the oven to 325 degrees

2-Whisk the egg white in a medium size bowl until all of the egg white is foamy and no liquid remains. Then stir in the maple sugar and salt.

3-Add the nuts, and stir until the egg white/sugar mixture evenly coats the nuts.

4-Spread on a greased cookie sheet in an even single layer. The nuts should be separate from each other to cook properly.

5-Stick in the oven and cook until the nuts are golden brown, and the egg white/ sugar mixture has hardened slightly (it will harden more after you remove it from the oven). This will take about 10-15 minutes.


6-Remove from the pan, right away, and place on a plate to cool.

Enjoy these sweet nuts in salads or as a sweet snack.

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I love beautiful and simple food that is nourishing to the body and the soul. I wrote Fresh: Nourishing Salads for All Seasons and Ladled: Nourishing Soups for All Seasons as another outlet of sharing this love of mine. I also love sharing practical tips on how to make a real food diet work on a real life budget. Find me online elsewhere by clicking on the icons below!

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  1. KerryAnn Foster

    November 29, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    Oh, man. Those look DEVINE! I’ve got pecans from our pecan trees, I’m going to try this tomorrow!

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  2. Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home

    December 2, 2008 at 8:34 am

    Goodness, those look good! I probably shouldn’t make them, but I’m very tempted to!

    Ok, Kimi, I need your help- little treats that don’t raise my blood sugar. Savories, if you will. Do you have anything you’re working on? Pretty please? 🙂

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  3. Kimi Harris

    December 2, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    Hey Stephanie,

    You aren’t the only one who needs savory snacks! I think that I have been overdoing the sugar a little too much over the holiday, so I have been having to cut back on sweets as well. 🙂

    I will let you know what I come up with. Are grains okay for you? Or is that even too sugar forming?

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  4. Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home

    December 2, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    Oh, I’m excited to see what you come up with! Grains are ok, if they can be easily mixed with some proteins and fats to slow them down a little. Thanks, and believe me, you’re not the only one who overdoes it during the holidays! 🙂

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  5. Coco Palm Sugar

    December 20, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    This recipes sounds great! Thanks for sharing.

    Will definitely try this with the local nuts, and coco palm sugar, of course. 🙂

    Reply
  6. Michele @ Frugal Granola

    December 21, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    Thanks for this recipe, Kimi! I’m planning on making these as a stocking stuffer for my husband. 🙂

    Blessings,
    Michele

    Reply
  7. kari

    April 1, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    Made these the other day and they were so yummy! The whole family, including mom and dad-who came for a visit, loved these. Mom asked for the recipe for these (and for your Black Bean and Pineapple Salsa), and they are NOT Traditional Foods people! I COULD eat too many, though, so I have to be careful.

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  8. Kelly

    November 26, 2009 at 9:31 am

    Should NOT have made these!! They are toooo yummy!!!! 😉 I used sucanat as I don’t have any maple sugar. Made too much sugar mix for the 2.5 cups nuts I think though- would that have to do with the sub of the sucanat?

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