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| Maple Walnuts - A sweet and crunchy treat! |
| Written by Cassie Young | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday, January 27 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
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I found that four tablespoons of maple syrup for two cups of walnuts was the perfect amount to give the nuts a crunchy, sweet coating without being sickly sweet. They're delicious eaten on their own or sprinkled over oatmeal, applesauce or a salad. If you wish to substitute walnuts with another nut, I would suggest pecans. You could go for almonds, though I should tell you to not expect the maple mixture to cling as well without altering the recipe a bit. For this particular recipe, I'd stick with walnuts, or maybe pecans if you want to try that, as all those nice nooks and crannies will hold all of the mapley goodness in. Maple Walnuts 2 cups walnut halves non-stick spray 4 tablespoons pure maple syrup 1/2 teaspoon vegan margarine 1/8 teaspoon sea salt Coat a large baking sheet with non-stick spray and set aside. Preheat oven to 350F. Add the maple syrup, margarine and salt to a small (10" or so) non-stick skillet. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Continue to simmer for 2 minutes, stirring frequently, being careful with it as it will be very hot! Add the walnut halves to the maple mixture and stir, working quickly, to coat the nuts on all sides. Transfer walnuts to the prepared baking sheet, drizzling any remaining maple mixture from the pan over top, and spread out in a single layer. Bake walnuts for 15 minutes at 350F, giving them a stir halfway through baking and separating the nuts from one another. Remove from oven after 15 minutes and stir again. Allow to cool on the sheet for 3-4 minutes then spread onto a plate to cool completely. Walnuts will crisp up as they cool. Comments (10)
VeggieGirl
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| ooh, this is DIVINE!! walnuts, pecans, and even hazelnuts could work with this recipe!! yum!! |
lindsey clare
| wow, they do sound very nice indeed. pecans and walnuts are so lovely plain, i can only image how good they would be with maple syrup! will have to try this. and SOON. |
Alison
| I never thought of visiting recipe blogs - found yours while looking for a non cheese lasagna recipe - it's a whole other world - thank you |
alison
| Hi Cassie, thank you for your comments on my blog - I'm glad you enjoy my memory paintings - they just started falling onto the page when I decided to learn to draw. It's nice sharing them. My husband cooks on saturdays and today I gave him your orange tofu recipe. It was delicious and so quick and easy. We already had frozen rice portions - we freeze portions in a muffin tray, then put them into a plastic bag - then we don't need to have lots of little pots. |
the vegan blog tracker
| I've seen these kind of walnuts & pecans in stores and received them as gifts, but I never thought of making them myself... never realized it was that easy! |
Crystal
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Oh my sweet goodness, these sound nothing short of divine! I am most definitely giving them a try. |
CassieYoung
Celine, always nice to see you. I think the maple nuts are not only great for popping  but would probably make a lovely topping for some of those wonderful goodies you make! Lindsey Clare, I'd love to hear how they work out for you! Thank you for your comment. VeggieGirl, I've since made them with pecans as well and they were absolutely delicious! Alison, I'm very happy you visited and left a comment. It's always wonderful to find new sites and yours is beautiful. Thanks for sharing your tip about the rice - excellent! Hello Vegan Blog Tracker! This recipe is indeed very easy and it's much less expensive than the store-bought maple nuts I've see in stores around the holidays! Thank you, Crystal - I hope you enjoy! |
Katelynn
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i found this recipe last night and made them today- so good. i had to bake them a little lower heat than 350, though. thanks! my house smells great. |
CassieYoung
| Hello Katelynn, Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I'm glad the recipe worked out for you. I also appreciate you letting me and readers know that you needed to lower your oven temp. That's good to note! Enjoy the walnuts! |
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