Holiday Spiced Nuts

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: Rachael Ray's Holiday Entertaining in 60

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (16)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(16)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 cups

Times:

Prep: 2 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 12 min

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Ingredients

2 cups walnut halves
1 cup peeled hazelnuts
1 cup whole unsalted cashews
1 cup whole pecan halves
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon ground anise
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, eyeball it
1 cup smoked almonds (recommended: Diamond Smokehouse almonds)

Directions

Heat a large skillet and cook nuts over moderate heat 7 to 8 minutes until golden and well toasted – your nose will know when they are done. Transfer nuts to a plate and return pan to stove top. Add butter to the pan in small pieces. Melt butter and spice it with anise, cinnamon, pepper and nutmeg. Let butter infuse a minute then pour over nuts. Turn off heat. Add smoked nuts to the skillet and turn to combine evenly with butter.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Holiday Spiced Nuts
Anonymous 12-22-2007
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Easy and delicious
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Loved this recipe. Changed it up a little bit by adding 1/4 tsp of cayenne and 1/4 tsp of ground mixed spice. Also used... ground toasted anise seeds and 2 tbsps of butter instead of three. All personal preference changes - I'm sure they would be just as yummy made exactly to the recipe.Read more
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kristin twentynine Palms, CA 12-16-2007
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Not so nutty
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Nuts burn easily. Very tastey.
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Katy North Reading, MA 12-24-2006
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Needs sugar
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I found that these nuts were a littel bland. I added more spices; still a littel bland. Then I threw in some sugar. ... Improved the taste.Read more
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DAVID Marietta, GA 12-23-2006
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Not a favorite
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Not much taste
recipe Holiday Spiced Nuts
Anonymous 12-22-2006
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Not worth the time OR money
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I found this recipe to be bland. There was just nothing to the taste. I thought this would be the perfect gift to give out... for the holidays because I don't have a lot of money, but I ended up spending way more money then I would have if I had just bought people pre-made gifts! I tried to spruce it up with a little butter and brown sugar, and managed so salvage them a little, but ultimately came to the conclusion that NO ONE would eat them, so I tossed them. Next time I'll just by a can and give them away as gifts.Read more
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Anonymous 12-18-2006
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Not what I expected
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Don't waist your money.