These nuts are a little sweet, a little spicy, and deliciously perfumed with rosemary. Perfect with a cold beer, a glass of wine, or better yet...a martini.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Spicy, Sweet, Nuts
Ingredients
3cupscashews
2cupspecan halves
2cupswalnut halves
1cupalmonds
1/3cupreal maple syrup
1/3cupbrown sugar
3Tbsporange Juicefresh squeezed
2tspHungarian hot paprika
4Tbspminced fresh rosemarydivided
2tspsmoked saltdivided
2Tbspolive oilplus more for pans
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°.
Liberally coat 2 sheet pans with olive oil.
In a small bowl add maple syrup, brown sugar, orange juice, Hungarian hot paprika, 2 Tbsp. minced fresh rosemary and 1 tsp. smoked salt. Whisk together until thoroughly combined.
Add nuts to large bowl and pour over the mixture. Stir until all nuts are completely coated.
Spread in a single layer on the 2 oiled sheet pans.
Bake for 25 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes and 20 minutes.
Remove pans from oven and sprinkle with remaining 2 Tbsp. minced fresh rosemary and 1 tsp. smoked salt and transfer to parchment paper, wax paper or foil.
Let cool completely. Store in airtight container.
Notes
If you can’t find smoked salt, you can substitute seasoned salt or just kosher salt
You can also use 1 tsp of cayenne pepper instead of 2 tsp of Hungarian hot paprika