Candied Nuts Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Candied Nuts
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups raw cashews or 1 1/2 cups roasted cashews or 1 1/2 cups peanuts or 1 1/2 cups almonds or 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Line a baking sheet with foil.
  2. Butter the foil; set baking sheet aside.
  3. In a 10 heavy skillet combine nuts, sugar, butter and vanilla.
  4. Cook over medium-high heat, shaking skillet occasionally, until sugar begins to melt.
  5. Do not stir.
  6. Reduce heat to low.
  7. Continue cooking until sugar is golden brown, stirring occasionally.
  8. Remove skillet from heat.
  9. Pour nut mixture onto the prepared baking sheet.
  10. Cool completely.
  11. Break into clusters.
  12. Store tightly covered in a refrigerator foro up to 3 weeks.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 200.47 Kcal (839 kJ)
Calories from fat 134.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.93g 23%
Cholesterol 5.09mg 2%
Sodium 3.93mg 0%
Potassium 196.12mg 4%
Total Carbs 13.9g 5%
Sugars 6.7g 27%
Dietary Fiber 0.89g 4%
Protein 5.35g 11%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 11.6mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 540.12 Kcal (2261 kJ)
Calories from fat 362.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 40.22g 23%
Cholesterol 13.71mg 2%
Sodium 10.57mg 0%
Potassium 528.39mg 4%
Total Carbs 37.44g 5%
Sugars 18.04g 27%
Dietary Fiber 2.39g 4%
Protein 14.41g 11%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 1%
Iron 5.6mg 12%
Calcium 31.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.1
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top