Maple glazed spiced nuts with Bacon bits - an elevated twist on a standard snack
Recipe type: Appetizer
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Serves: 3 cups
- 1 lb of bacon
- 3 cups of raw mixed nuts (you can do all of one kind, if you want.)
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- ½ tsp of dry mustard (NOT prepared mustard)
- 1 Tbsp of fresh thyme, minced (or 1 tsp of dried thyme)
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 Tbsp kosher salt
- Preheat oven to 350
- Cut bacon into small pieces and cook over medium low heat, allowing the fat to slowly render. Remove when crisp and drain on paper towels
- Mix dry ingredients together. Add nuts and bacon and toss together.
- Pour maple syrup over the mixture and gently stir until coated.
- Turn out onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for approx 25 minutes, stirring the nuts halfway through.
- Allow to cool and break up into pieces
Recipe by The V Spot at https://thevspotblog.com/2015/09/maple-glazed-spiced-nuts-with-bacon-bits-an-elevated-twist-on-a-standard-snack.html
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