I hope everyone had the most delightful of holidays and let’s all ring in the new year with good cheer. Hello, 2007! Now before we all batten down the hatches with resolutions, let’s continue the festive snacks just a bit longer. I came by this recipe from David Lebovitz via Not Martha and I can truly say that this is the best holiday snack ever. Sweet and salty and spicy! A treat that is easy to make and will make your guests love you even more. I made this for a Boxing Day snack for friends and it got rave reviews. I used only pretzels and a small amount of almonds since I was out of mixed nuts but if you’ve spent all your cash on booze and don’t want to spring any more $$$ for fancy nuts, you can certainly buy a cheap bag of pretzels and still ring in the new year with a tasty snack. Tasty delicious!
spicy-sweet glazed pretzels and nuts
4 c combo of pretzels and raw (unroasted) nuts but keep the nuts separate so that you can roast them (step 1)
1 T butter, melted
3 T brown sugar
1/2 t ground cinnamon
3/4 t cayenne pepper
1 1/2 T maple syrup
1 1/2 t kosher salt1. Spread nuts (if using) evenly on a baking sheet. Bake them in a 300 degree oven for 20 minutes or until toasty and fragrant. Pour roasted nuts into a large bowl and mix in pretzels.
2. In a small bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, cayenne and maple syrup. Pour this over the pretzel/nut mixture and mix well to coat. Sprinkle with salt.
3. Spread this mixture back onto a baking sheet and toast lightly for 15 minutes at 300 degrees. Or, if you’re making this at one in the morning like I did, just turn off the oven and have them sit in the oven over night and it will all come out perfectly. Remove from oven and keep in a covered jar until ready to eat.
Print This Recipe
Great minds think alike! I made this same snack for tonight’s New Year’s Eve party.
Happy New Year!
Ditto. I used cashews and it’s addictive. Hope you have a great New Year Kickpleat!
The sound amazing!!! I’ll have to see if I have time to do these today! I’m working on cleaning out the entire pantry…even the very back 😉 LOL It might take me a while!
These sound delicious, and you could probably take these in about a hundred different spice directions.
Thanks for the recipe, and have a very Happy New Year! I am such a huge fan of your blog!
I hope you had a wonderful New Year’s party, Ivonne!
Awesome, Joanne! Happy New Year to you!
Yes, fiber, these are awesome and I’m sure very yeilding to your flavour whims and desires! Happy New Year to you!
I hope your pantry clean was a success Jenn!
Glad you loved them, Rick! Nice blog back atchya (& thanks for the Jay-Z track!)
Was at a party over the holdays and someone had brought a bowl of these, loved them. cool blog. all the best in the new year.
These look great. I think I will make them for the Superbowl.
A new favorite. I am addicted.
Was looking up recipe ideas for christmas party appetizers and came across this. I’m in love with these pretzels. Thanks so much!