SPICY ROASTED ALMONDS AND CASHEW

I played around with this recipe and finally got it down to perfection.  A few years ago, everywhere you went to get roasted nuts, the ingredients were always canola oil, maltodextrin and other ingredients whose names you couldn’t pronounce. My recipe has cayenne, himalayan salt, and water. Yes water!!   I make these nuts for friends and family and everyone is always impressed. You can add as much spice as you want. I just make them spicy enough for my taste buds. My Dad used to love these. Thought I would make these today in memory of my Dad for Father’s Day.

All you need is raw cashews, raw almonds, cayenne, himalayan salt and water.  First wash the nuts several times and soak for about 20 minutes. Studies show the longer you soak the nuts, the better. If you have time to soak them overnight, its better, but the roasting time will increase as the nuts will take longer to get that crunch.

After washing and soaking, mix cayenne and himalayan salt in 1/4 cup of hot boiling water and pour over nuts and mix thoroughly making sure all the nuts are evenly coated.

Bake for an hour and a half at 250 degrees F and keep stirring the mixture at 20 minute intervals. Leave the nuts to cool in the oven.

SPICY ROASTED ALMONDS AND CASHEW

• Serves: 6-10

• Prep Time: 30 minutes

• Cooking Time: 90 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup raw cashews

• 1/2 cup raw almonds

• 1/2 tsp cayenne

• 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt

• 1/4 cup hot water

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash nuts several times and soak nuts in cold water for about 20 minutes.  You can soak for longer but this will increase your roasting time. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.  Rinse nuts and set aside.  Mix the cayenne and Himalayan salt in hot water and stir till salt has dissolved and add the mixture to the nuts. Stir, making sure the nuts are coated evenly. Transfer to a baking tray covered with parchment paper.  Roast the nuts for about an hour and a half stirring every twenty minutes so they cook evenly.  Leave the nuts to cool in the oven.