Fire and Spice Nuts
Prep Time: 1 minutes
Total Cook Time: 1.5 hours
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 2 tsp. Spicely® Chinese Five-Spice
- 2 tsp. Spicely® Ground Cinnamon
- 2 tsp. Spicely® Ground Ginger
- 2 tsp. Spicely® Ground Cumin
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. Spicely® Chipotle Chili Powder
- 1/2 tsp. Spicely® Garlic Granulates
- 2 large egg whites
- 2 cups pecan halves
- 2 cups walnut halves and pieces
- 2 cups raw cashews
- 1/4 cup sugar (optional)
- 1/2 cup matchstick-size strips crystallized ginger
Direction
- Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in center of oven; preheat to 225 F.
- Line 2 heavy large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Stir first 7 ingredients in small bowl to blend.
- Whisk egg whites in large bowl until foamy. Whisk in spice mixture.
- Add pecan halves, walnut halves and pieces, and raw cashews; toss to coat completely. Sprinkle sugar over and toss to coat.
- Divide nut mixture between prepared baking sheets; spread nut mixture in single layer.
- Bake until nuts are toasted and coating is dry, stirring every 20 minutes, about 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle nuts with salt to taste, if desired.
- Transfer nuts to large bowl. Mix in crystallized ginger. Cool completely.
- (Can be made 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)