I know, I know… you want to get your sticky fingers all over my nuts. How could I blame you really. They are the best tasting nuts ever. The very best. What’s super cool about this is that you don’t even need to be a nut lover to enjoy this candied delight. Nut allergies in your homestead? Do this with a mix of seeds. Same, same lovers. Same, same.
This amazingly delicious and wonderfully simple dessert is what we serve apres meal at the first cooking class of my 6-week program. We serve it dipped into the most delicious ice cream maker free, coconut milk ice cream. And well, this pretty much wins my guests over. They immediately decide that I’m alright and that they’ll be waiting with baited breath for the next class to come around.
If you ask me, the best treats are the ones that are easy to make and that are universally loved as this one is. It is so simple that I can’t even think of anything to say about it. Perhaps we should discuss the health benefits?
Well, there aren’t really any. Cooking nuts and raw honey in the oven is going to take away a lot of the goodness. With that being said, as far as desserts go, this one is still going to be a better option than most. So treat this treat as a treat, as Michael Pollan says, and bake it on up.
And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better. As we pulled it from the oven to cool during my class, I looked down at this smoldering, bubbling cookie sheet of love and said aloud- “We should have added chocolate!”.
Guess I’ll have to make this again and try out that version.
Well, cooking won’t take away ALL of the healthy goodness, so these are still justifiable. I just made spiced cashews yesterday, I guess we are on the same nutty wavelength.
This sounds so tasty amazing! What are your thoughts on the Ayurvedic principle that honey should never be cooked? (not only because it loses enzymes but also because apparently it makes it super unhealthy from an Ayurvedic standpoint?) Was wondering your thoughts on this?
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I’ve been dreaming about this since last week… so delicious!
oh yum!!! These look delish
ooh yum I had no idea these were so simple to make!
Well, cooking won’t take away ALL of the healthy goodness, so these are still justifiable. I just made spiced cashews yesterday, I guess we are on the same nutty wavelength.
Sweet! I think this will be next year’s contribution to my annual cookie exchange.
This sounds so tasty amazing! What are your thoughts on the Ayurvedic principle that honey should never be cooked? (not only because it loses enzymes but also because apparently it makes it super unhealthy from an Ayurvedic standpoint?) Was wondering your thoughts on this?
is it possible to substitute honey with agave?
I don’t know… I never use agave.
is it supposed to be all liquid when it comes out of the oven? Or did I do smth wrong? I am hoping it’ll solidify once cooled ;)
Do you soak your nuts before making this?
Are the nuts you used raw or roasted?