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Toasted Pine Nuts

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Toasted Pine Nuts

Ingredients

  • Pine nuts, raw

Instructions

  1. Place pine nuts in a dry skillet on medium - low heat. Stir frequently (every 15 seconds or so).
  2. Cook the nuts until they are golden brown (about 3 - 5 minutes). When they are done, take them off the heat and put them on a cool plate to stop the cooking process.

Notes

You can toast the nuts in the oven for a more even golden color. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees until they are golden brown (about 5 - 10 minutes). Stir them occasionally while baking.

You can also cook these in a toaster oven at 325 degrees. Stir frequently until golden brown (about 3 - 6 minutes).

See a cooking demonstration of this Toasted Pine Nuts recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

Toasted Nuts

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Toasted Nuts

Ingredients

  • Nuts, raw

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spread nuts on ungreased cookie sheet.
  3. Toast the nuts until they are light brown and have a nutty aroma, about 8 to 15 minutes. Larger and denser nuts will take longer and smaller nuts will cook faster. See below for some specific cooking times.

Notes

Approximate cooking times:
Almonds: 12 -15 minutes
Walnuts: 12 -15 minutes
Cashews: 8 - 12 minutes
Pecans: 8 - 12 minutes
Slivered almonds: 4 - 6 minutes

Do not combine different types of nuts on a cookie sheet because of the various cooking times.

© Karen Breyer

 

Trail Mix

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Trail Mix

Ingredients

  • Potential Ingredients
  • Nuts (Raw, toasted, or roasted)
  • Peanuts
  • Almonds
  • Walnuts
  • Pecans
  • Macadamia nuts
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Dried fruit (Small pieces or bits)
  • Cranberries
  • Raisins
  • Pineapple
  • Papaya
  • Mango
  • Apricot
  • Coconut

Chocolates or small candies

  • Chocolate chips (dark, bittersweet, milk)
  • Other chips (peanut butter, butterscotch, white chocolate)
  • M & M’s

Instructions

  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. Mix the ingredients together in a bowl or container.
  3. Suggested proportion is 1 cup of nuts to 1 cup other ingredients (like 1/2 cup fruit pieces and 1/2 cup chocolates)

Notes

You can put these in easy to grab sandwich bags.

Put them in your covered candy dish instead of candy.

Great snack!

© Karen Breyer

 

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