Candied Espresso Walnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    nonstick vegetable cooking spray
    2/3 cup sugar
    2 tablespoons finely ground espresso beans
    1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
    1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
    1 large egg white
    4 cups walnut halves (about 12 ounces)
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F
    Spray large rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray.
    Whisk sugar and next 4 ingredients in small bowl.
    Whisk egg white in large bowl until frothy. Add walnuts; toss to coat.
    Sprinkle walnuts with espresso mixture and toss to coat.
    Spread coated walnuts on prepared sheet in single layer.
    Bake 5 minutes.
    Slide spatula under walnuts to loosen from baking sheet and stir, rearranging in single layer.
    Bake until walnuts are dry to touch, about 5 minutes longer.
    Loosen walnuts from sheet again; cool on sheet.
    DO AHEAD:
    Candied walnuts can be made 2 weeks ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

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