Twice Baked Bar Nuts

Ingredients:

• 2 1/4 cups mixed unsalted nuts (I used 1/2 cup peanuts, 1/2 cup cashews, 1/2 cup walnuts, and 3/4 cup almonds)
• 2 tbsp coarsely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
• Small Pinch cayenne pepper
• 1-2 tbsp Sucanat (or brown sugar)
• 1 tbsp maple syrup, to taste (optional)
• 1.5 tsp sea salt
• 2 tbsp Earth Balance butter

Directions: 

Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread nuts onto the baking sheet and toast for about 10-12 minutes. Remove nuts and let cool for about 5 mins. or so. While cooling, mix the sauce ingredients (rosemary, cayenne, Sucanat, maple syrup, sea salt, 1 tbsp of Earth Balance butter). Now, dump nuts into a large bowl and stir in 1 tbsp of melted Earth Balance butter. Add sauce and mix well. Pour nuts back onto baking sheet and bake
for another 10-12 minutes until golden. Cool for about 20 minutes and serve warm. Makes 2 1/4- 2 1/2 cups.

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