Gingerbread Candied Nuts (Vegan + Gluten Free)
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These Gingerbread Candied Nuts are the perfect snack or treat for the holidays! Top your morning oatmeal bowl with these, add them to a snack board, or just grab some in your hand and enjoy! The options are limitless. Gingerbread candied nuts are a delicious and festive treat that combines the warmth of gingerbread spices with the sweetness of candied nuts. They’re the perfect addition to your holiday snack spread!
To make these, nuts like pecans and almonds (or a mix!) are coated in a mixture of sugar, spices, butter, and molasses/dark syrup to create a sweet and flavourful glaze. The gingerbread spice blend includes warming spices like cinnamon and ginger. This combination gives the nuts a rich and aromatic flavour reminiscent of traditional gingerbread cookies! Yum!!!
After coating the nuts in the spice-infused mixture, they are baked in the oven until the coating caramelizes and forms a crispy, crunchy shell around the nuts. Once cooled, the candied nuts are ready to become a delightful snack or a delicious addition to holiday spreads! They capture the essence of gingerbread flavours while offering the crunch and sweetness of candied nuts. They’re bound to become a popular treat for you and your family during these festive times!!
If you’re like me and love gingerbread recipes during the holiday season, I’ve got more delicious recipes for you! Check out my gingerbread tag here. 🙂 My favourite recipe is this Vegan Gingerbread Cupcake recipe!
If you’re looking for a healthier option for your holiday treat spread, these candied nuts are great because you’ll be getting healthy vegan protein and vitamins while snacking on these tasty bites! These candied nuts also make a great homemade present for the holidays. These delicious Gingerbread Candied Nuts can be yours to snack on in 30 minutes so get going now. 🙂 Enjoy!
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Gingerbread Candied Nuts
Ingredients
- 5 cups mixed nuts, choose your favourites! I used pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, cashews, almonds – all organic nuts from Powerfruits organic from Powerfruits
- ¼ cup vegan butter
- 3 tbsp molasses/dark syrup (or maple syrup)
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp ceylon cinnamon organic from Powerfruits
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1 tsp dry ground ginger organic from Powerfruits
- ⅔ tsp cloves
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp organic vanilla organic from Powerfruits
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 175℃. Prepare a baking tray with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper.
- Add the butter to a saucepan on the stove on medium heat. Mix so it melts. Once the butter has melted, add the syrup, sugar, spices and salt. Stir regularly until the mixture has thickened and everything has melted together.
- Add the nuts and stir until all the nuts are evenly coated in the sugar/spice mixture.
- Spread the nuts out evenly on the baking tray.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes total depending on your oven. Stir the nuts after about 8 minutes then put them back in the oven to bake the remaining time. They're done when they have started to brown and become fragrant and the sugar starts to slightly bubble.
- Let the nuts cool completely before enjoying. This is when the sugar coating hardens and then the nuts will be crunchy when they have cooled completely.
- Once the candied nuts have cooled completely you can break them apart and store them in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!!