5 minute Candied Walnuts
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4.9
5 minute Candied Walnuts
Description
The 5 minute candied walnuts recipe relies on caramelizing granulated sugar with butter and walnuts over medium heat. The process involves careful stirring as the sugar melts and adheres to each walnut, creating a sticky, glossy sweet coating. Transferring the nuts to parchment paper and separating them while warm prevents clumping and helps the coating harden evenly. The texture combines the natural crunch of walnuts with sugar's crisp shell, offering a sweet nutty snack or garnish.
The simple ingredient list—walnuts, sugar, and butter—keeps this preparation straightforward yet effective for an elegant snack or salad topping. It accommodates pecans as an alternative nut.
Quick handling is important to stop the nuts from forming large glued-together clusters. Once cooled, the candied walnuts can be stored in an airtight container for later use.
Ingredients
- 1 cup walnut you can also use this recipe for candied pecans, halves/pieces
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar not coarse sugar, white
- 1 Tbsp butter unsalted
Instructions
- Heat a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat, add 1 cup walnuts, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1 Tbsp butter.
- Heat over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently so your mixture doesn't burn (especially towards the end). When the sugar mixture starts melting, stir constantly until all sugar is melted and nuts are coated.
- Transfer immediately onto a sheet of parchment paper and separate the nuts right away. Using two spatulas will make this task go faster. You don't want to give the nuts a chance to turn into a wad of inseparable delicious goodness unless you are the only person who will be enjoying the wad ;). Seriously, move quickly from the time the nuts are coated until they are separated out on the parchment paper.
- Once the coating hardens (5-7 minutes), you can transfer them to a bowl and enjoy!
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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