Best Sugared Orange Walnuts Recipes

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Categories Nut

Yield 2 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 1/2 cups walnut halves
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place walnuts in oven and bake for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they become fragrant and begin to color. Turn oven off but leave nuts inside to keep warm. Place remaining ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-high heat and heat to 236 degrees (soft ball stage)without stirring but occasionally shaking pan gently. Pay attention to pot and thermometer so mixture doesn't burn. Add nuts turn off heat and stir until nuts are evenly coated. Turn onto a greased baking sheet and using 2 forks, separate nuts as they cool.

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Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups 10x (confectioners) sugar
2 tablespoons constarch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
18 teaspoonn salt
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1 egg white
1 tablespoon orange juice
2 cups walnuts

Steps:

Sift 10x sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and salt into a medium size bowl, stir in orange rind. Beat egg whites and orange juice until slightly foamy, stir in walnuts, toss to coat well. drain thouroughly. Roll walnuts in sugar mixture a third at a time until evenly coated. Bake in a 225 degree oven for 1 hour or until dry. Cool completely before storing. Store in a tightly covered container. Walnuts can be stored up to 1 month. .