Spicy Party Walnuts
By: Emily Heston
Published: Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 9:39pm

Ingredients




5 cups walnuts (or a mix of your favorite nuts)
4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 teaspoons dark brown sugar
3 teaspoons sea salt
3 tablespoons butter at room temperature

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2 Spread the nuts onto a baking sheet. Slide the tray into a center rack in the oven. Toast the nuts in the oven until golden brown, a total of about 10 minutes, shaking every 3 minutes or so. 3 In a large bowl, combine the rosemary, cayenne, sugar, salt and softened butter. 4 Pour the warm nuts into the bowl, allow them to sit for a minute to melt the butter. 5 Toss the nuts, spices and butter together until thoroughly mixed. 6 Serve the nuts warm, garnish with sprigs of fresh rosemary.