I'm dorsum from a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend amongst my family! I ate agency also much food, relaxed watching movies amongst my Dad, shopped as well as shared vino amongst my Mom, watched a "Chopped" marathon on the Food Network (I dearest that show!), as well as exactly by as well as large had a low-key as well as relaxing weekend. I promise you lot had a wonderful Thanksgiving, too!
And forthwith it's fourth dimension to plow an oculus toward Christmas.
About ii weeks agone I started planning out Christmastime lessons for my classroom. I can't believe Christmas is most hither already. And I absolutely could non believe I had my 'December' folder out at school. Truly, where is fourth dimension going? (As my hubby likes to say, "Life is similar a scroll of lav newspaper ... the closer you lot instruct to the end, the faster it goes." Nice, huh?) Well, Christmas is most here. I've got my tree upwards ... it's non decorated yet, but the tree itself is up. That's a start. Hopefully, wife volition assistance me instruct the lights on it tomorrow. And I've started my vacation baking ... yay! That's 1 of my favorite parts of the Christmas season.
So, inwards respect of the get-go of the Christmas season, I decided to portion this recipe for Chai-Spiced Mixed Nuts. These are delicious. And would hold upwards perfect every bit footling gifts or every bit nibbles at a vacation party. And you lot know what else? They're easy!! Oh, how I dearest a recipe that's both delicious and easy!
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| Sugar-and-spice goodness |
... as well as spread the nuts inwards a unmarried layer on a baking sheet.
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| "Is it fourth dimension for the sauna??" |
Bake 'em up, as well as they'll prepare a fabulously tasty sugar-and-spice flaky coating. Soooooo good.
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| See the flaky sugar-and-spice coating? |
Serve upwards a bowl as well as enjoy! I've made ii batches already, as well as shared amongst friends. I am a huge chai fan ... then I intend I run across a few to a greater extent than batches inwards my close future. Yum!
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| A bowl of yummy nibbles |
Chai-Spiced Mixed Nuts
Source: Adapted from Cooking Light magazine
(Printable recipe)
Ingredients
1 T. vanilla extract
1 egg white
three c. nuts (I used 1 c. each whole almonds, pecan halves, & walnut halves)
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. kosher salt
3/4 tsp. dry soil cinnamon
3/4 tsp. dry soil allspice
1/4 tsp. dry soil cardamom
Directions
1. Combine vanilla extract as well as egg white inwards a large bowl; stir amongst a whisk until foamy. Stir inwards nuts.
2. Combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, allspice, as well as cardamom inwards a modest bowl. Sprinkle over nuts, tossing to coat.
3. Place nut mixture on a baking canvass lined amongst parchment newspaper or foil. Bake at 325 degrees for xv minutes. Remove pan from oven. Turn off oven.
4. Toss nuts, breaking pieces apart. Return pan to oven, as well as locomote out pan inwards oven for an additional 10 minutes (with the oven nevertheless turned off).
5. Cool to room temperature. Store nuts inwards an airtight container at room temperature for upwards to a week.
Enjoy!
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