You know me. You know I love to travel. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I always bring my own snacks. One of my favorites is glazed nuts. They travel well, even when it’s hot outside. The only problem? They don’t last long!
I originally published this recipe back in August of 2011 if you can believe it! Here’s a link to that post, in case you’re interested, and I updated the recipe since I now make this a little more interesting. I included a few other of my best travel tips – all of which hold true to this day.
Glazed nuts
Glazed Nuts
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp real maple syrup
- 2 tsp orange zest (I have used lemon or lime or grapefruit too)
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp cayenne
- grated rind of 1 orange
- 2 pinches of table salt
- 2 1/2 cups mixed nuts (almonds, walnuts or pecans)
Instructions
Preheat toaster oven or regular oven to 375 degrees. Cover the flat baking sheet for the toaster or for your oven with aluminum foil and rub a little oil on the foil to prevent the nuts from sticking..
Mix maple syrup with orange zest, cinnamon, cayenne and salt. (I recommend using a microplane grater for grating the citrus zest. Feel free to add more or less.)
Add the nuts to the bowl and mix all ingredients together until everything is coated.
Transfer to the flat pan that goes into a toaster oven (or to a regular cookie sheet for the oven). Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes or so.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer the nuts to a bowl. They are sticky and might be hard to remove and they take a while to cool thoroughly, so keep breaking the pieces apart.
I always keep a cup of these on my kitchen counter and I freeze the rest for up to two months. They are great in salads too.
