Sugar-and-Spice Candied Nuts

Name: Sugar-and-Spice Candied Nuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter plus additional for greasing parchment; ¼ cup sugar; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; 2 cups mixed nuts; 1 piece parchment paper

A delicious blend of mixed nuts coated in a warm spice mixture of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, then candied to perfection with sugar and corn syrup for a sweet and crunchy treat.

8 servings

1 hr 13 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•1 tablespoon unsalted butter plus additional for greasing parchment
•¼ cup sugar
•2 tablespoons light corn syrup
•½ teaspoon cinnamon
•½ teaspoon ground ginger
•¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
•¼ teaspoon kosher salt
•2 cups mixed nuts
•1 piece parchment paper

Cooking Instructions

1.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly butter parchment.
10 min
2.
Stir together butter, sugar, corn syrup, spices, and salt in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add nuts and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. Spread nuts in 1 layer on lined baking sheet, separating any clumps. Bake, stirring nuts once with a heatproof rubber (silicone) spatula halfway through baking (keep nuts in 1 layer), until golden and bubbling, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheet on a rack 45 minutes, then break into small clusters with your hands.
63 min