Sweet and Spicy Nuts

With my husband being deployed, I am constantly looking for new recipes of treats to send him!  This is something I sent him around Christmas time, and his friend requested I send more. I thought I would post this now since I failed to around the holidays. I make these every year, and everyone loves them! You can go lighter or heavier on the red pepper, and if you don't have pumpkin pie spice or chai spice (I never have either) you can mix your own, or just do cinnamon with a pinch of nutmeg. The recipe says to bake at 275, but I always end up baking it longer, and sometimes at 300, otherwise it never gets solid enough to break apart and stays sticky.

Sweet and Spicy Nuts


1 large egg white
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice or chai spice blend
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
3 cups assorted mixed nuts
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce

1. Preheat the oven to 275.  Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2.Whisk the egg white with 1 Tbs. water in a large bowl until frothy. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, salt, the spice blend and cayenne pepper. Toss the nuts in the egg white mixture, then stir in the sugar-spice mixture and Worcestershire sauce.

3. Spoon the nuts onto the prepared baking sheet in small cluster and bake until golden, 30-35 minutes. Cool completely, then break into pieces.