About this Recipe

We scored this year when it comes to nuts. For some reason, people were just coming out of the woodwork's to offer up their nut trees for harvesting. My Aunties and Uncles are truly adorable when they come to visit. They love to pick, clean and crack nuts! Maybe it was a childhood thing for them, maybe it’s the sensation satisfaction of the cracking of the nuts, the sounds and the sheer physicality it actually takes. For me, it is being outside in nature, under a big ‘ol tree collecting the fruits of this incredible part of nature.

Candied nuts are perhaps one of the greatest inventions ever. I LOVE this recipe as it uses honey as the ‘candying’ agent. My Grandfather (my Mother’s father) was a honey bee farmer, and so we inevitably grew up with a deep appreciation for honey. I remember running out to his honey harvesting area and setting up with a little spoon to catch the honey as it was being pressed from the honeycomb. Looking back now, I realize how incredibly lucky we were. If you are interested in beekeeping check out this awesome read on Intuitive Beekeeping by Paradise Nectars in Hawaii.

Grandmother’s TIPS for Honey Glazed Walnuts:

1. Package in small glass canning jars with a little ribbon and give as an adorable and yummy holiday gift.

2. Serve with a with a nice salad adding crunch and sweet flavors.

3. Learn more about How to Pick Walnuts in Grandmother's Kitchen video.

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Ingredients

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Makes: 3 cups

2 Tablespoons butter

6 Tablespoons honey

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

3 cups walnut halves

Directions

1. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

2. Using a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.

3. Add the honey and stir in to combine.

4. Add the cinnamon and stir in. The cinnamon is optional but it adds nice flavor to the nuts. It also turns the glaze a rich dark brown so if you do not want them as brown, omit the cinnamon.

5. Cook over medium heat. Set a timer for 5 minutes.

6. Do not walk away from the process. Keep stirring with the spatula to keep from burning.

7. Shut off and stir in walnuts to coat. Work quickly to transfer the honey glazed walnuts onto the parchment paper.

8. Use a couple of forks to push them apart and space them out on the baking sheet.

9. The intention is to have each nut with space to cool so they do not stick together.

10. Once cooled you can eat right away or if you are making for a special dessert or gift you can put into a ziploc bag and keep refrigerated to maintain the freshness.

ENJOY!

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Walnuts on their own are incredibly healthy, but add some honey to them, and you have a sweet and even more nutritious treat. If you're looking for some simple, easy and healthy snacks to make, this recipe for honey glazed walnuts would be the perfect healthy snack idea. You will even add some cinnamon to give them a bit of spice which tastes perfect with the sweetness of honey and the buttery texture of the walnuts.

You will want to get walnut halves for this recipe since they will be easier to snack on. You can even try this recipe using other types of nuts like pecans which are similar to walnuts but have a slightly different flavor. Or you could try this recipe with some cashews or almonds.

A 2013 study suggests that frequent consumption of walnuts and/or walnut oil (which typically is how walnut products are consumed) may improve cardiovascular risk via mechanisms that extend beyond their established cholesterol-lowering action.(1)

Using honey as a sweetener in other healthy snacks like making your own granola bars and trail mixes can be great too. Compared to white sugar, honey has a lower glycemic index. It also has higher protein, calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B2, and water.(2)

References:(1) Claire E. Berryman,5 Jessica A. Grieger,5 Sheila G. West et al. Acute Consumption of Walnuts and Walnut Components Differentially Affect Postprandial Lipemia, Endothelial Function, Oxidative Stress, and Cholesterol Efflux in Humans with Mild Hypercholesterolemia1,2,3,4. J Nutr. 2013 Jun; 143(6): 788–794. Published online 2013 Apr 24. doi: 10.3945/jn.112.170993

(2) Otilia Bobiş, 1 Daniel S. Dezmirean, 2 and Adela Ramona Moise. Honey and Diabetes: The Importance of Natural Simple Sugars in Diet for Preventing and Treating Different Type of Diabetes. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2018; 2018: 4757893. Published online 2018 Feb 4. doi: 10.1155/2018/4757893