Sweet And Salty Nuts And Cranberries

Total Time: 35 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10


• 20 ounces whole almonds


• 3 tablespoons butter, melted


• 2 teaspoons sugar


• 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning (or substitution listed below)


• 1 teaspoon sea salt (or other coarse salt)


• 8 ounces dried sweetened cranberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.


• 2 in a bowl toss the almonds, butter, sugar, and cajun seasoning (you may substitute 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper and 1/4 teaspoon pepper for the cajun seasoning).


• 3 pour the nut mixture onto a rimmed baking sheet. roast, stirring occasionally until nuts are one shade darker - about 25 minutes. *note - the time may be less if you are using almonds that are already roasted.


• 4 remove from oven and sprinkle with salt.


• 5 set aside to cool.


• 6 when cool toss the nuts with the cranberries.


• 7 this will last 1 week at room temperature or 3 weeks in the freezer.