Sweet Spiced Nuts

I made so many of these in December. With good reason. They're delicious. They are fantastically easy to put together and the results are awesome. They are also very adaptable.

I won't tell you how many of these didn't make it to the people intended (they sat on our table! They were delicious!) but a fair number did go out as gifts.

These will definitely be on my list to make during the holidays. How could I not when the results are so good with so little effort.

Sweet Spiced Nuts
From Smitten Kitchen

1/3 cup dark-brown sugar
2/3 cup white granulated sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon of smoked paprika
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 pound walnuts
1/2 pound pecan halves
1 egg white, room temperature
1 tablespoon water

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Mix sugars, salt, paprika, and cinnamon. Try to make sure there are no lumps and then set aside.

Beat egg white and water until frothy but not stiff. Add walnuts and pecans, and stir to coat evenly.

Sprinkle nuts with sugar mixture, and toss until evenly coated. Spread sugared nuts in a single layer on a cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper. (The parchment paper is key! Don't make these without it!)

Bake for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven, and separate nuts as they cool. When completely cool, pour the nuts into a bowl, breaking up any that stick together.