Caramelized Nuts For Salads, Desserts & Ice Cream
Recipe: #7849
November 14, 2011
Categories: Salads, 5 Ingredients Or Less, 5-Minute Prep, Gluten-Free, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegetarian, more
"You can use just about any kind of nuts. I love walnuts and pecans. I have also used cashews and pistachios to top my salads with. They are also great on ice cream sundaes, and on top of your favorite cakes and trifles. The sky is the limit here, so use your imagination! (2 cup yield)"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (66.4 g)
- Calories 351.3
- Total Fat - 25.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 129.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.3 g
- Sugars - 18.6 g
- Protein - 9.5 g
- Calcium - 55.5 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
Step 2
Combine nuts, water and sugar in a large saute pan. Cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes. Stir with a wooden spoon, until it gets thick and caramelizes.
Step 3
Pour the caramelized nuts onto the prepared cookie sheet, spreading them evenly out onto the pan. Let the nuts cool.
Step 4
Use any way you want to.
Tips
No special items needed.