Tag: walnuts
Honey Glazed Walnuts (or any nuts of your choice)
Honey Glazed Walnuts
Ingredients
2 tbs butter
1/4 cups creamed honey
2 tbs sugar
1/4 tsp kosher or sea salt
2 cups walnuts or the nuts of your choice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, set aside.
- In a pan melt the butter, add the sugar, the honey and the salt, mix to combine. This should take 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add the nuts, mix well to coat them in the butter honey mixture.
- Lay this mixture as flat as possible on the lined pan and bake for 15-20 minutes or until it starts to change color to a reddish brown.
- Let them cool completely before you break them into smaller pieces.
To serve: keep the Honey Glazed Walnuts in an airtight jar for up to 2 weeks. Take them on a long hike for energy, add to salads, or toss on top of your ice cream or your favorite smoothie bowl.
Stuffed Figs with Brie, Walnuts and Honey
Servings 6 PEOPLE (2 FIGS EACH)
Ingredients
- 12 large figs
- 3 ½ oz brie
- ¼ cups toasted walnuts chopped
- Honey for drizzling the stuffed figs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F with the rack in the middle position. Cut the steam off of the figs. Use a paring knife to cut an “X’ in the top of each fig, stopping about 2/3 of the way down.
- Gently open the fig and stuff with a cube of Brie. Place stuffed figs in an ungreased baking pan or a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 5-8 minutes, until cheese is just beginning to soften.
- Remove figs from the oven, sprinkle with chopped toasted walnuts, and lightly drizzle with honey. Serve immediately, either on their own or with slices of crusty bread.
Variations
You can stuff the figs with other cheeses: goat cheese, blue cheese, gorgonzola, parmesan. You can also use different nuts: almonds, macadamia nuts, pistachio, etc.