Xanthan Gum Free Honey Roasted Mixed Nuts
Sweet, salty, and just a little bit spicy, these honey roasted mixed nuts are the kind of snack that disappears from the bowl faster than you can refill it. A simple glaze of honey, butter, cinnamon, and a pinch of cayenne coats four different nuts — cashews, almonds, pecans, and walnuts — before they go into the oven to turn deeply golden and irresistibly fragrant. Because the recipe relies entirely on whole, naturally unprocessed ingredients, there are no stabilizers or additives to worry about, making it a genuinely clean and straightforward snack. Many packaged flavored nuts sneak in coatings and fillers that can be hard to track down on a label, so roasting your own at home puts you completely in control. The technique is simple: melt, stir, coat, and roast — just keep an eye on them in those final minutes because the honey glaze can go from perfect to too dark quickly. Once they cool, the glaze hardens into a satisfying crunch that makes these just as good for gifting as they are for snacking straight off the tray.
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8 servings
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1 cup raw almonds
- ½ cup raw pecan halves
- ½ cup raw walnut halves
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper (optional)
- ¾ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
Combine the honey and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the butter melts and the mixture is smooth, about 1–2 minutes.
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