Orange-Ancho Spiced Nuts Recipe

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Get ready for a flavor adventure. These nuts offer a tasty combination of orange, ancho chili pepper and chocolate. The pepper gives a smoky taste. Increase it to add more warmth.—Leigh Doutt, Pueblo West, Colorado

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Orange-Ancho Spiced Nuts Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

15 35 50

Ingredients

1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
1 package (10 ounces) deluxe mixed nuts
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
3/4 teaspoon grated orange peel
3/4 teaspoon ground ancho chili pepper
1/2 cup 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate baking chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 275°. In a large bowl, beat egg white and water until frothy. Add nuts; stir gently to coat. Combine the sugar, pie spice, orange peel and chili pepper; add to nut mixture and gently stir to coat.
Spread into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring once. Sprinkle with chips. Cool completely. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 4 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1/3 cup equals 212 calories, 15 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 98 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Orange-Ancho Spiced Nuts in Country Woman December/January 2012, p64