Easy Candied Honey Sugar Crunch Hot Salted Cashews
These skillet-toasted candied cashews are truly one of the best crunchy sweet snacks! Coated in a candied honey sugar coating and finished with flaky sea salt, you’ll be hard-pressed to stop eating them! s
- Prep Time: 1 minute
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Category: candied nuts, food gifts, hostess gifts, snacks, sweet treats
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: candied nuts, food gifts, hostess gifts, snacks, sweet treats
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds cashews. unsalted
- 3/4 cup honey
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1-2 teaspoons Sea salt flakes
Instructions
- To a non-stick skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat, add in the cashews and stir frequently. Do this for about 5-6 minutes until the cashews are hot but not burnt. You’ll be able to smell the warm nuttiness.
- Pour in the honey and stir to coat evenly. Cook for 5 minutes or until the honey bubbles in the pan. Stir often!
- Next, pour in the sugar and stir to coat evenly. It’ll be tough at first as it’s thick but the sugar will start to melt down coating the cashews.
- Stir continuously ensuring that all the nuts are coated and that there’s not a huge pool of liquid at the bottom of the pot. If there is, add in a few more nuts as you don’t want any excess liquid mixture.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pour the hot, coated cashews onto the parchment paper.
- While the candied cashews are still hot, sprinkle on sea salt flakes.
- Allow the pan to cool for 15-30 minutes. Then simply break apart like you would if you were making peanut brittle.
- Store in an airtight container.