Candied Nuts

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups raw cashews or 1 1/2 cups roasted cashews or 1 1/2 cups peanuts or 1 1/2 cups almonds or 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 line a baking sheet with foil.
• 2 butter the foil; set baking sheet aside.
• 3 in a 10" heavy skillet combine nuts, sugar, butter and vanilla.
• 4 cook over medium-high heat, shaking skillet occasionally, until sugar begins to melt.
• 5 do not stir.
• 6 reduce heat to low.
• 7 continue cooking until sugar is golden brown, stirring occasionally.
• 8 remove skillet from heat.
• 9 pour nut mixture onto the prepared baking sheet.
• 10 cool completely.
• 11 break into clusters.
• 12 store tightly covered in a refrigerator foro up to 3 weeks.