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Cinnamon Walnuts Recipe

Sampling just one of these taste-bud tempters almost always leads to another. That's why I package a big batch in gift tins for happy holiday snackers.

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Cinnamon Walnuts Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

5 10 15

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups walnut halves

Directions

In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, milk, cinnamon and salt. Cook over medium heat, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 238° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and walnuts. Spread onto waxed paper to harden. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Yield: about 1 pound.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 ounce) equals 178 calories, 13 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 42 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Cinnamon Walnuts in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2000, p39