Photo: Mole-Spiced Nuts Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup raw pepitas (green pumpkin seeds)
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 1/2 cup corn nuts
- 2 dried ancho chiles or 2 tablespoons ancho chile powder
- 2 dried guajillo chiles or 2 tablespoons guajillo chile powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- Kosher salt
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Mix the peanuts, pepitas, almonds and corn nuts in a large bowl.
If using dried chiles, pull off the stems and scrape out the seeds. Tear the chiles into 2-inch pieces. Put the chiles, allspice, cumin, orange zest and cayenne in a spice grinder and pulse until the chiles are ground. (If using chile powder, mix the ingredients in a bowl.) Add to the nut mixture. Add the sugar, canola oil and 2 tablespoons salt. Stir with a fork to evenly coat.
Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake 4 minutes, then stir with a fork and continue baking until lightly golden, about 4 more minutes. Pour the nuts onto a clean baking sheet to cool. Transfer to a serving dish and enjoy.
Photograph by Kang Kim
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By we2r1
Blythe, CA
on December 21, 2012
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Was going to make this last Christmas but ran out of time. Yes, even though it only takes less than 10 minutes! These are GREAT! And of course, SPICEY! Our son and son-in-law are going to love them. Thanks for a new Christmas Keeper.
By azriona
on December 13, 2011
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I omited the cornnuts (don't like them and the guajillo peppers (couldn't find them. Loved the flavor, but I think the cook-time was wrong; the nuts on the edge of the cookie sheet burned, and the nuts in the middle were still gooey with the canola oil. I'm going to try another batch at a lower temperature with a longer time, but the flavor was so fantastic that I'm definitely willing to experiment to get it right! (And I don't think it was too hot at all - but I also grew up on Mexican food and enjoy spicy things!
By schrisa
on November 22, 2011
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Too hot - even dropping 2 tablespoons of chili, this was a bust...
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