Spicy Rosemary Maple Bar Nuts

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 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Spicy, Sweet, Nuts

Ingredients

3 cups cashews
2 cups pecan halves
2 cups walnut halves
1 cup almonds
1/3 cup real maple syrup
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp orange Juice fresh squeezed
2 tsp Hungarian hot paprika
4 Tbsp minced fresh rosemary divided
2 tsp smoked salt divided
2 Tbsp olive oil plus 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