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Caramelised walnuts

Name: Caramelised walnuts
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 320 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 300 g walnuts; 3 tablespoons caster sugar

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.

390 K 3.5/5 (38 reviews)

25 min.

Easy

2.45 €

320 g

2 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

For 320 g, you will need:

1 300 g walnuts
2 3 tablespoons caster sugar
Total weight: 345 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Cooking: 10 min.

All in all: 25 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.

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.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

Turn down the heat.

Add 3 tablespoons caster sugar, it will melt and quickly caramelize.

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...

Keeping: Several weeks in a closed jar.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	50 RDI=20 %	90 RDI=8 %	180 RDI=30 %	2,160 RDI=110 %	9,040 RDI: 110 %
Per 100 g	10 RDI=5 %	30 RDI=2 %	50 RDI=8 %	630 RDI=30 %	2,620 RDI: 30 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 320 g : 2.45 €

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