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Simple Snack Recipe: Sweet and Salty Almonds or Pecans

February 13, 2018 by Laura 9 Comments

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We thought you might like a simple snack that is a little bit sweet, a little bit salty, and obviously, a little bit nutty. Everyone likes to be a little bit nutty sometimes. So how about some Sweet and Salty Almonds or Pecans?

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When I first decided to experiment with this recipe, I planned to surprise Matt with Sweet and Salty Almonds after he’d put in a hard day’s work. So I searched the pantry. No almonds. I searched my freezer. No almonds. I searched my other freezer. No almonds. I searched my other freezer. (I have a lot of freezers.) No almonds.

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What I did find was package after package after package of pecans. Apparently my desire to stock up for our Pecan Pie needs way back at Christmas time took over my brain and prevented me from ever adding almonds to a shopping list. After all, there’s no such thing as Almond Pie. At least I don’t think there is.

Anyway, Matt never knew about the Sweet and Salty Almonds because on the day of this nutty experiment, I presented him with Sweet and Salty Pecans and all was well.

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Aside from the time it took for me to search through all my freezers behind all the leg of lamb, cube steak, and bags of peaches from last summer’s harvest in a futile effort to find almonds that didn’t exist, making these Sweet and Salty Pecans was super fast and easy.

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So grab either almonds or pecans (or both if you’re feeling extra nutty). Make a batch or three of these Sweet and Salty Nuts. They make a great snack to enjoy when you need a pick-me-up!

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Sweet and Salty Almonds or Pecans

Sweet and Salty Almonds or Pecans
 
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Author: Laura
Serves: 1 cup
Ingredients
  • 1 cup whole almonds or pecans
  • ¼ cup water
  • 3 Tablespoons brown sugar, maple syrup, or sucanat
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
  1. Stir water, sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a medium sauce pan.
  2. Bring to a boil.
  3. Pour the almonds or pecans into the boiling liquid, stirring for about one minute until the nuts are coated with the syrupy mixture.
  4. Spread prepared nuts onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
  5. Cool and serve or bag them up to give as treats!
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Simple Sweet and Salty Almonds or Pecans

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Recipes, Side Dishes and Snacks, Simple Meals Tagged With: easy recipe, healthy snack, simple recipe, sweet and salty

Comments

  1. Nancy says

    February 13, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    I have walnut trees. Any reason I couldn’t substitute walnuts that you can think of? I have been looking for something like this. I like to add them to salad.

    Reply
    • Laura says

      February 13, 2018 at 6:49 pm

      Walnuts should work great!

      Reply
  2. Anna says

    February 13, 2018 at 4:30 pm

    Well, now you’ve made me curious – wouldn’t there have to be almond pies out there? And wouldn’t that be awesome? We don’t make pecan pies here anymore, because allergies, but SOMEONE must have replaced pecans with almonds by now, right?

    Turns out, right. Quick Google search and BAM. Toffee Almond Pie. That’s what popped up first. There were more. But I also got hits on Italian almond tarts that have almond paste (pretty easy to make at home), which are amazing. I’ve never made any of these things, and I’m kicking myself now because I MISS pecan pie and why didn’t I think of just replacing the almonds, plus I love almond paste enough that there’s a danger I would just eat all of it before it made it anywhere near a pie crust…

    Anyway, I digress. Almond pie. It’s a thing. (Yay!)

    Reply
    • Laura says

      February 13, 2018 at 6:50 pm

      Ooh, great find!!

      Reply
  3. Rhonda says

    February 13, 2018 at 5:26 pm

    I think an extra cup of nuts was added accidentally to the recipe :-)

    Reply
    • Laura says

      February 13, 2018 at 6:48 pm

      Ha!!! Ooops. I fixed it. I can’t even blame autocorrect. :)

      Reply
  4. Rhonda says

    February 13, 2018 at 5:27 pm

    Can’t wait to try this recipe!

    Reply
  5. Allison says

    February 19, 2018 at 1:30 pm

    Are the cooled nuts sticky to the touch?

    Reply
    • Laura says

      February 22, 2018 at 9:19 am

      My first batch was (pictured above), then I adjusted the measurements (shared in the recipe above) and they became much less sticky!

      Reply

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