Cinnamon and Sugar Nuts

Hi Everyone!! Hope you're all getting into the holiday spirit. This recipe is an easy, tasty and fun one to share with family and friends over the next few days. Plus, if you serve them up in little baggies they'll last for at least a week and you can enjoy them for a few days (if you can get them to last that long!) Since they're prepared in a crock pot, you can get these going while you work on other recipes...they take a little supervision but nothing extraordinary so you can definitely multitask- a necessary thing when baking in my household!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

CINNAMON AND SUGAR ALMONDS (or whatever kind you want ;) 

What you need for the cinnamon and sugar nuts:
1.5 cups of white sugar
1.5 cups of brown sugar
3 T of ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon of salt
1 egg white
1 T vanilla extract
4 cups of almonds or pecans (or two of each)
1/4 cup of water, warmed (to be added at hour 2)

To make the cinnamon and sugar nuts:
1. In a large bowl, mix the sugars, cinnamon and salt together.

2. Whisk the egg white and vanilla extract in a bowl until frothy.

3. Add the almonds to your egg mixture and mix until well coated. This is what will help the cinnamon and sugar adhere to the nuts.

4. Spray your slow cooker with a non-stick cooking spray and add the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Next, add the nuts and mix well until thoroughly coated. 

5. Turn your slow cooker to low and let the nuts go for 3 hours, stirring every 20 minutes. At hour 2, add the 1/4 cup warm water and mix well until all your nuts are evenly coated and glossy looking. This is what prepares the crunchy coating. 

Right after mixing in the water.

6. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the almonds on the sheet when they're done cooking. They tend to stick together so try to spread them apart while they're still warm to prevent large clusters. (Although you may want a lot at once- they're SO yummy!)

I made another batch of these a few days later and did 2 cups almonds, 2 cups pecans- they were just as amazing!!

ENJOY!!

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