Ingredients

  • 1 12 cups cashews
  • 1 12 cups pecans
  • 1 cup almonds
  • 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar, divided (use what you have)
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided (sea salt is good, use quantity to taste)
  • 2 teaspoons rosemary, chopped (other savories to taste)
  • 12 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I use more)
  • 12 teaspoon paprika (I use more)
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest

Method

  • Read the description, all of it.
  • Make choices to suit you.
  • Preheat oven to 325.
  • Put silpat on a baking sheet or line it with parchment.
  • Combine the nuts in a bowl.
  • In the largest bowl that will go in the microwave, just heat the honey, molasses and zest, maybe 10-20 seconds.
  • Stir in the rosemary, cayenne, and paprika.
  • ALTERNATIVELY just heat it all in a large enough pot to stir in all the nuts.
  • Mix in the nuts covering with all that goodness.
  • Spread the nuts on your prepared baking sheet.
  • Sprinkle the sugar, evenly over the top.
  • Sprinkle half the salt.
  • Bake in the center of the oven for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned -- that sugar will caramelize.
  • Right after you take them out of the oven, sprinkle the 2nd half of the salt.
  • Let cool, completely, about an hour.
  • Break nuts apart and serve or place in an airtight container.