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You have my lovely friend Kirsty to thank for this.

I visited her a few days ago and got presented with a bag of nuts. OMG!! These were one of the most delicious things I have ever eaten. It was like eating the smell of Christmas. They didn’t last very long in our house, so there was only one thing for it…to make our own. I then thought these would be really nice to give to friends and family, just as Kirsty has done. I thought it only fair, seeing as I can’t give you all a bag of Christmas nuts, that I could at least share this yummy recipe with you. So here you go.

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I decided to make up alot. I bought 1200g of nuts. This made me 8 bags of nuts to give out and a decent size tin for ourselves to keep. You can just adapt the quantities for the amount you want to make. I shall give you the amount for 600g of nuts. Then you can double like I did if you want to make more, or half if you want to make less.

I bought my nuts in Lidl. They were reasonably priced. They come in bags of 200g. £2.39 for Pecans and £1.72 for the Cashews. I bought 3 of each.

Start by mixing up the nuts first in a bowl.

You will need:

600g nuts

2 egg whites whisked

2 tblsp water

1 cup caster sugar

1/2 tsp salt

3 tsp cinnamon (or pumpkin spice) 10

 

Separate your eggs and whisk up the whites, add the water and whisk together.

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In another large bowl mix the caster sugar with the cinnamon. I have some Pumpkin Spice that I bought in the US which is a blend of spices including cinnamon & nutmeg. So you can add other spices if you like too. You can google pumpkin spice to make up your own blend if you wanted. It’s really good.

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Now pour the nuts in to the egg whites and fold in so that they are all coated.

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Then fold in the sugar mix, again so that all the nuts are coated well.

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Pour out on to a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper.

Bake for 30 mins on 180c // 350F

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Give them a stir part way through baking.

Try not to have them layered up on your try too much. They are much crispier if there is only one layer.

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Once they have cooled on the tray, you will need to break them up so that you can bag them.

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But make sure you keep plenty for yourself as they are sooooo good.

Enjoy xxx