Monday, December 17, 2012

Maple Walnuts



This is a delicious quick gift to make.  For gift-giving I filled some older canning jars I found at a yard sale this summer for 25 cents each.  I doubled this recipe and it filled three pints.


Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter (we only had salted and it was fine)
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Coarse salt (I just used sea salt)
2 cups walnuts (6 ounces)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Stir in maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer (mixture should be frothy), about 3 minutes. Add walnuts, and toss to coat using a rubber spatula. Cook, stirring, until sauce is syrupy and bubbly, about 3 minutes.
Transfer walnut mixture to a parchment-lined baking sheet, and spread into a single layer. Bake until walnuts are caramelized, about 10 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack. Stir, and let stand until cool and hardened, about 30 minutes

8 comments:

  1. Oh these sound yummy and just what we were looking for to finish off our gift for Grampa! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Great idea! Thank you for the recipe. Looks fantastic in the old jars.

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  3. Okay, these sound delish, and my hubby would love them. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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  4. This looks wonderful Tonya, thank you:)

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  5. Tonya,

    I wrote a post about our Christmas crafting..I hope you stop by and see what we have been making.

    ~~Renee

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  6. Sounds delish! Thanks for sharing your recipe.

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