Olive Oil Sugared Walnuts

Recipes

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 225°F.
  2. Beat the egg white with the olive oil in a medium mixing bowl. Add the nuts and mix well until the nuts are thoroughly coated.
  3. In a small bowl, combine sugar, salt and cinnamon.
  4. Add the cinnamon sugar to the nuts and mix well with a spoon until the nuts are coated evenly with sugar.
  5. Spread out the nuts on a large baking sheet and bake for 1 hour, rotating the nuts with a spatula every 15 minutes.
  6. Let cool then transfer to an airtight container or jar. The nuts will keep for up to two weeks.
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Tips

We much prefer substituting the water for extra virgin olive oil, which lends a nice contrast of savory and sweet flavors. We roast our nuts at a low temperature for an hour to keep their fresh flavor unaltered, yet they come out of the oven beautifully golden brown and crunchy. Enjoy!