Spicy Nut Mix - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted cashews
1/2 cup unsalted pistachios, shelled
1/2 cup unsalted peanuts
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons hot sauce (such as Tabasco)
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, ground
1 teaspoon kosher salt or 1 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon sugar

Preparation

Heat oven to 300 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, combine nuts and oil until nuts are well-coated. Add hot sauce and stir well to coat.
In a separate, small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Add to nut mixture and stir well to coat.
Turn nuts onto rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment or Silpat and bake, stirring ingredients two or three times, 15 minutes.
Remove and transfer to another baking sheet to cool. Store in an airtight container.