Caramelised walnuts
These delicious nuts can be used in several cakes, but you can also put them on ice-cream, pancakes, fruit salad, or eat them just as they are.
347K 34 3.6
Last modified on: February 21th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:For 320 g, you will need:
- 1
300 g walnuts - 2
3 tablespoons caster sugar - Total weight: 345 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 12 min. | 10 min. | 22 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Peel 300 g walnuts.
If the kernels are large, chop roughly with a broad-bladed knife.
If the kernels are large, chop roughly with a broad-bladed knife.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Put a frying pan on high heat without fat.
Roast nuts while stirring continuously to prevent burning, for 4 or 5 minutes.
They should brown slightly, but without smoking or burning.
Roast nuts while stirring continuously to prevent burning, for 4 or 5 minutes.
They should brown slightly, but without smoking or burning.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Continue stirring, still over low heat, until all the nuts are coated with caramel but not burned.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
When nuts are well caramelized, tip out the nuts onto your working surface to stop the cooking quickly.
Stir nuts with a fork to prevent them sticking together while they cool.
Wait until they are cold before eating, they're better...
Stir nuts with a fork to prevent them sticking together while they cool.
Wait until they are cold before eating, they're better...
Keeping
Several weeks in a closed jar.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,160 Kcal or 9,043 Kj | 45 gr | 90 gr | 180 gr |
| 108 % | 17 % | 8 % | 27 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 626 Kcal or 2,621 Kj | 13 gr | 26 gr | 52 gr |
| 31 % | 5 % | 2 % | 8 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 320 g : 2.44 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Walnuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Poitevin twist, Jura bread, Bistro-style endive salad, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Victoria pineapple and lime tarts, Crème brulée, Apricot blancmange, Lemon tart, Caramelized apple rice pudding, ... All |
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