Sugar and spice candied nuts Recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup dark-brown sugar
2/3 cup white granulated sugar
1 tsp. kosher salt--you can up this by a 1/2 tsp. next time for more of a sweet/salty balance.
Generous pinch of cayenne pepper or 1/4 tsp. smoked paprida
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 lb. walnut or pecan halves.
1 egg white, room temperature
1 Tbsp. water

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Mix sugars, salt, cayenne and cinnamon, making sure there are no lumps; set aside.

Beat egg white and water until frothy but not stiff. Add walnuts, and stir to coat evenly. Sprinkle nuts with sugar mixture, and toss until evenly coated. Spread sugared nuts in a single layer on a cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and separate nuts as they cool. When completely cool, pour the nuts into a bow., breaking up any that stick together.