Maple coated nuts

[highlandcattle]

I'm sure this has already been asked. A good recipe for maple coated nuts. Going to try it this week

[Marcus]

Go to the advanced search, and put in Maple nuts for beginners. You will have to go through about 6 pages. Look for a post by Dennis H.

[Page Meadow Maple]

Definitely go to the candy, etc thread and check out the different methods.

For me, the key is to first heat the syrup to 245 in a big pan on the stove top before tossing in your nuts. You will get a nice tan color as you stir (rapidly) with a wooden spoon. The nuts will separate as you stir and you will get a candied coating.

You have about 1 minute to quickly stir the nuts in the pan in the super hot syrup. Next, spread the nuts out on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and salt and spice, if desired. Peanuts seem to retain their crunchiness. Pecans, however, get a bit soggy so I put pecan trays in the oven at 350 for about 15 minutes, then let them fully cool before storing.

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[tcross]

to keep the nuts hard/crunchy I roast them slightly in the oven before stirring them in the syrup. works pretty good.