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California Fried Walnuts Recipe

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We grow walnuts for a living, so they go into just about everything at our house. Walnut halves made this way are crunchy, sweet and salty.—Alcy Thorne, Los Molinois, California

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California Fried Walnuts Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

20 5 25

Ingredients

6 cups water
4 cups walnut halves
1/2 cup sugar
Oil for frying
1-1/4 teaspoons salt

Directions

In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add walnuts; boil for 1 minute. Drain; rinse under hot water. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss walnuts with sugar.
In an electric skillet, heat 1/2 in. of oil to 350°. Fry walnuts for 5 minutes or until dark brown, stirring often. Drain in a colander over paper towels. Sprinkle with salt. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 4 cups.

Originally published as California Fried Walnuts in Taste of Home December/January 2002, p44

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Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2012 by ferndale52

nice texture, not at all greasy after frying. my walnuts were slightly alkaline, i think i should have rinsed them a little longer.

Reviewed on Jun. 03, 2012 by missdusters

I LOVE this recipe! I have made it for pot lucks and just to enjoy as a handy snack at home. I have had several people ask me for this recipe.

Couple of hints - I put my sugar in a large container with a lid; once I've boiled & rinsed my walnuts, I put them inside the container, seal the lid, and start shaking!

Also, I use a slotted spoon to transfer the walnuts from the container to the oil - unfortunately, I learned that trick the hard way!!!

The oil will drop in temperature when you place the walnuts in - that's normal. I use a gas stove for this every time.

Make sure you do not let the oil get more than 350. Burnt fried walnuts don't taste QUITE as good...

Another hint - after I drained the pot of water, I put paper towels in the bottom of it and placed the colander on top, so that the paper towels catch the excess oil.

Do NOT put the freshly fried walnuts straight on to the paper towels!!! You will end up with paper-covered walnuts!!!

Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2011 by lafleur

Excellent! Used my deep fryer for 4 minutes.

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2010 by polywogmom

These Walnuts are wonderful. The only problem with them is that you can't stop eating them. They are easy to make and are a big hit.

Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2010 by polywogmom

My Daughter-in-law first made these Walnuts out of a Taste of Home Cookbook I gave her for Christmas. Then I made them. They are the best. It is very hard not to eat them all at once. Make sure you have plenty on hand for the holidays.

Reviewed on Sep. 05, 2009 by copelandcook

These are the best walnuts ever! I have numerous requests every Christmas to make these for get-to-gethers. You can also use pecan halves.