Roasted nuts always remind me of Christmas. My Dad would always buy shelled walnuts at this time of year. I remember him sitting in front of the television on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day with a bowl of shelled nuts. He would then sit and crack the nuts with a nut cracker. It’s an image that I quite vividly recall.
Nowadays we don’t tend to buy shelled nuts. I would be the only person to eat them and as a child I remember finding it really difficult to crack the shell from the nuts. Normally I eat nuts all year round but I do enjoy roasting them especially at Christmas.
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Equipment for All 3 Ways
- Bowl
- Baking tray
- Grease proof paper
- Tablespoon
- Teaspoon
- Mixing spoon
Ingredients for Christmas Spiced Nuts
- Mixed Nuts x 500 g
- Water x enough to cover the nuts
- Coconut oil x 2 tbsp
- Maple Syrup x 1 tbsp
- Brown Sugar x 2 tbsp
- Ginger x 2 tbsp
- Cinnamon x 2 tsp
- Cloves x 1/2 tsp
- Nutmeg x 1/2 tsp
- Soak the nuts in a bowl of water for 3 – 4 hours or preferably overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 120°C or gas mark 1/2.
- Line the baking tray with grease proof paper.
- Drain the excess water from the nuts.
- Tip the nuts on the baking tray.
- Melt the coconut oil in a pan if not liquid already.
- Add in the maple syrup and stir these two ingredients together.
- Pour coconut oil and maple syrup over the mixed nuts.
- Sprinkle over the ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg and sugar.
- Mix all the ingredients together until every nut is coated in the oil, spices and sugar.
- Put the baking tray into the oven for 3 – 4 hours or until they are a golden brown colour.
- Once cooked, remove and leave to cool completely.
- Serve or store in an airtight container for later.
Ingredients for Sweet and Salty Cashew Nuts
- Cashew Nuts x 150 g
- Water x enough to cover the nuts
- Coconut oil x 1 tbsp
- Maple Syrup x 1 tbsp
- Salt x 2 tbps
Method for Sweet and Salty Cashew Nuts
- Soak the nuts in a bowl of water for 3 – 4 hours or preferably overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 120°C or gas mark 1/2.
- Line the baking tray with grease proof paper.
- Drain the excess water from the nuts.
- Tip the nuts on the baking tray.
- Melt the coconut oil in a pan if not liquid already.
- Pour over the nuts and add the honey too.
- Sprinkle over the salt and and mix all the ingredients together.
- Put into the oven for 3 – 4 hours or until they turn golden brown.
- Once cooked, remove and leave to cool completely.
- Serve or store in an airtight container for later.
Ingredients for Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds
- Almonds x 200g
- Coconut oil x 1 tbsp
- Maple syrup x 1tbsp
- Salt x 1 tsp
- Cayenne pepper x 1 – 2 tsp
Method for Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds
- Soak the nuts in a bowl of water for 3 – 4 hours or preferably overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 120°C or gas mark 1/2.
- Line the baking tray with grease proof paper.
- Drain the excess water from the nuts.
- Tip the nuts on the baking tray.
- Melt the coconut oil in a pan if not liquid already.
- Pour over the nuts and add the maple syrup too.
- Sprinkle over the salt and cayenne pepper.
- Mix all the ingredients together.
- Put into the oven for 3 – 4 hours or until they turn golden brown.
- Once cooked, remove and leave to cool completely.
- Serve or store in an airtight container for later.
3 Ways to Roast Nuts are great ways to get the family to enjoy a healthy snack this festive season. These nut recipes could also potentially be a gift for a friend or family member. It’s not the cheapest present but it is a very tasty one. You can also freeze roasted nuts as well so you could make these well in advance of an event or Christmas. However you decide to eat these roasted nuts, as always, please enjoy. Thank you xxx
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