Cinnamon sugared walnuts
I have just finished making a batch of these beauties. Not only they were simple and easy but super delicious. I could not get enough…….this is not good :-)
The reason for making these was that I wanted to give them away. I package them in cellophane bags as a gift to one of my friends. She has been kind enough to drop off and pick up my son to and from school while recuperating from surgery.
She also brought me this amazing chicken noddle soup, which I will be posting the recipe when ever I get a chance. It was the best chicken noddle soup ever…..
I guess you can make this recipe with which ever nuts you may prefer. I think with peanuts it will be really good. That is what I am going to do next time :-)
Until then……
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Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients:
1 lb whole walnuts
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup milk, I used low fat milk
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
In a saucepan combine the sugar, milk, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk over medium high heat until all of the ingredients are combined completely, then stop stirring and bring to a boil. Boil the mixture gently until it reaches 235-245 degrees (soft ball stage) on a candy thermometer, about 15 minutes. I actually reached 240 for mine.
Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Add walnuts working as quickly as possible to coat them all.
Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Break apart any big chunks and allow to cool completely.
Nutrition facts calculated on the recipe giving 10 servings.
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Oh thank you!!!
I JUST made these as soon as I saw this, and they are amazing!!! YUM!!!! I’m going to make them for holiday gifts in cute bags :-)
these look so good! this is definitely being bookmarked :)
My mom and my grandmother before her both have made batches of these at the holidays for years and years. They are the best thing on the buffet table!! My oldest daughter puts a request for a quart jar of these on her Christmas list every year lol.
Gelacha,
I have not made this in a long time. I need to though. They are so addicting :-)
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When I made mine it was a soupy mess! What am I doing wrong?!
The chicks at b. The boss events,
the only thing I can think about is the temperature reading. If the mixture did not reach the 240F the caramel consistency of the liquid will not take place and thus obtaining a liquid soupy consistency.
Maybe you need to calibrate the thermometer? I think that could be it. Maybe you brought the mixture to 240F but in reality that 240F meant below 240 and the mixtures did not do its thing.
Sorry.
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Hmmm…I can’t seem to get my temperature up high enough. Seems like everytime it starts to get there it just burns. I thought it might be my thermometer so I went out to buy a new one and got the same results. Any thoughts?
Ferinsfag,
really? Shoot that stinks.
The thing is that soft ball stage is 235 to 245. If you are having your mixture burn at 240, how about trying 235? I will make that adjustment on the instructions!
I remember when making these after the temperature got to 225 the thermometer went rather fast, and even an extra minute difference meant burning the mixture. I know from making other sugar treats, or at least that is what I have experienced with my thermometer.
I am really sorry that this is not working for you. I hate wasting ingredients…
I am going to have to make this again soon and see what happens, however I would suggest dropping the temp to 235 in your case. I would hope that that could maybe do the trick.
Thanks for visiting my blog and sorry for your walnut failure.
Oh, YUM! I will make these for the holidays,too.
These are amazing! I was looking for some to make for the holidays and just made a batch of these… they came out great! It was incredibly easy. I didn’t have a candy thermometer so I had to pick one up, but I am so glad I did! Thanks for this =)
Just made these. I must admit I didn’t use a thermometer (don’t have one), but they came out great. I have to say I’m hooked. They remind me of the nuts you can buy at WDW or vendors, especially now in the holidays. Thank you for the recipe.
Looks great! Sharing on my FB page and pinning. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Still looking for that Great Chicken Noodle Soup you promised ; )
eatgood4life.blogspot.com — December 22nd, 2012 @ 2:03 am
Wow, sorry. I should get the recipe out and make it soon. It is to die for. I will write it down to make sure I dont forget ;-) I hope to tackle it soon!
A follow up on this recipe after getting a follower try it and not work. I followed the recipe, on Dec 19th, as I choose to make this for a Christmas gift, to a T and it worked perfectly.
I just made these and they have been sitting for a few hours, but are still pretty sticky. Is there something else I should do to get them to harden up? Was thinking maybe putting them in the fridge?
Alisa,
I think the caramel perhaps did not get to the desire temperature and when adding the walnuts it did not harden enough.
I don’t know if placing them in the fridge will work but you can try.
Normally the minute you add the walnuts the caramel will harden almost immediately and the walnuts will get into small clusters. That is at least what I have experienced by making these a few times.
Thanks for visiting my blog and sorry they are still sticky. I hope the fridge fixes that for you :-(
Mine were a little sticky so I threw them in the oven for about 5 minutes at 250 and now they are perfect!
I wonder if I could do this with chopped walnuts? That’s all I have in the house. :> They look really good!
Andrea,
I think you should be fine. Maybe you just need a tinny bit more amount of the walnuts though!!
Let me know how it turns out. We love these walnuts.
I made these for a Super Bowl party a week or so ago. For my Vegan friend I used Almond milk. Worked fine, only I could never get up to 235! Like others on the post, it was runny and did the pecans did not want to harden. I just make a small batch of cinnamon sugar and sprinkled it over them. The guests at the party did not know any different and LOVED them! I am going to make a batch tonight for my senior citizen Sunday School ladies for Valentine’s Day! They are going the think they are so special!!! Thank you for the recipe!
Dian, that is really sweet of you. I am glad your friends enjoyed them. I made them on Christmas last and they turned fine for me. Sorry they did not turn out as expected but I am glad your guests were able to enjoy them :-)