Crunchy Spiced Nuts Recipe

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These flavor-packed nuts provide vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids. You’ll love ’em! Suzanne Wood - Houston, TX

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Crunchy Spiced Nuts Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

20 45 65

Ingredients

2 egg whites
2 tablespoons water
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons ground ginger
1 tablespoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup unblanched almonds
1/2 cup pecan halves
1/2 cup walnut halves

Directions

In a shallow bowl, whisk egg whites and water. Sift together the confectioners' sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt and nutmeg; place in another shallow bowl. Coat nuts in egg mixture, then dip in sugar mixture.
Transfer to a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 250° for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 3 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1/4 cup equals 182 calories, 12 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 243 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Crunchy Spiced Nuts in Healthy Cooking August/September 2009, p47