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Homemade Candied Walnuts
Candied walnuts are an easy make-it-yourself moment in the kitchen. The first time you make them you’ll wonder why you hadn’t done it before. Soon you’ll be tossing candied walnuts onto all of your salads, and stocking your pantry with the sweet little gems to have around at all times. Candied walnut salad will become your middle name. Ten minutes is all it takes!
Ingredients For Easy Candied Walnuts
Unsalted butter
Brown sugar
Fine sea salt
Cayenne pepper (optional)
Roughly chopped walnuts
How to Make Candied Walnuts With Brown Sugar
Place a piece of parchment paper or a silicone baking mat on a flat work surface.
Heat a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the butter, brown sugar, salt, and cayenne, if using. Cook, stirring often, until the butter melted, sugar dissolves and mixture begins bubbling, about 2 minutes. Stir in the walnuts and cook, stirring, until coated and sticky, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Transfer the candied walnuts to the parchment paper or mat and spread out into a single layer. Allow the walnuts to cool completely.
Before serving, break the walnuts apart.
Use The Best Candied Walnuts On These Recipes From The Modern Proper
Salads, after a plain handful as a snack, are the best way to eat candied walnuts. Here’s a few places to use them:
Replace the sunflower seeds in our Broccoli Salad.
As a great addition to our Shaved Snap Pea Salad with Goat Cheese and Dates.
Swap out the hazelnuts in this Celery Pear and Hazelnut Salad.
Swap out the pumpkin seeds for candied walnuts in our Kale Salad with Apples and Pumpkin Seed Clusters.
Toss them into the Spring Salad With Barley and Lemon Chive Vinaigrette.
Great addition to our Blackberry Goat Cheese Salad.
How to Freeze Candied Walnuts + Tips
Candied walnuts can be stored in the freezer in an air-tight container for 2-3 months. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week or refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
Chopped walnut pieces are often less expensive than whole walnuts at the grocery store.
We like to use a nice sea salt like Maldon to sprinkle on our candied walnuts.
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