When you are looking for that perfect sweet and crunchy snack, this is the recipe for you. I have made this recipe over and over again because they get eaten up so quickly in my house.
A great healthy snack that has a hard covered maple coating. Once you bake them, and let them sit for 10 minutes, the maple turns to a hard coating.
This recipe is faster to make than going to the store to buy some beer nuts. The store bought is also full of sugar, glucose-fructose, margarines, soy products, and wheat (gluten).
Easily create your own by using on 2 tbsp of maple syrup, a pinch of Himalayan or sea salt with your 1 cup of choice of nuts or seeds. Make a mix of several kinds.
Recipe Contains:
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- pinch of Himalayan or sea salt (optional)
- 1 cup of your choice of nuts or seeds. Make a mix of several kinds.
Nuts or Seeds Options:
- Cashews raw
- Almonds raw
- Walnuts raw
- Pistachios
- Peanuts
- Macadamia nuts
- Brazil nuts
- Hazelnuts
- Chestnuts
- Pecans
- Pumpkin Seeds
- Sunflower Seeds
DIET:
If you are on my weight management program, 1/4 cup is a perfect amount for an afternoon or evening snack.
OTHER HEALTHY SNACK IDEAS:
Healthy snack alternatives to deep fried potato chips, salty products, sugar filled products, and possible contains dairy or gluten.
- Organic Tortillas No Sodium with Salsa
- Organic Popcorn with Nutritional Yeast for a cheesy flavour
- Gluten Free Pretzels
Vegan, Vegetarian, sodium friendly, child friendly, diabetic friendly, celiac friendly, and weight management friendly see Diet notes.
Crunchy Maple Coated Nuts – Vegan GF
A great health snack that has a hard covered maple coating. Giving in to that sweet coated crunch that we look for sometimes in a snack.
If you have an allergy to almonds or cashews, easily substitute with sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds.
Diet:
This snack is completely plant based. If you are on my weight management program, 1/4 cup is a perfect amount for an afternoon or evening snack.
Vegan, Vegetarian, sodium friendly, child friendly, diabetic friendly, celiac friendly, and weight management friendly see Diet notes.
- Small baking pan lined with parchment paper
- Small Mixing bowl
- 1/2 cup, 1/2 tsp, tbsp
- Spoon
- 1/2 cup Raw Cashews ( or your choice of nuts or seeds)
- 1/2 cup Raw almonds ( or your choice of nuts or seeds)
- 2 tbsp Maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp Himalayan or sea salt
Alternatively for nuts, use seeds:
- 1/2 cup Raw pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 cup Raw sunflower seeds
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Preheat the oven to 350°F
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Add cashews and almonds to the small mixing bowl and in salt and maple syrup. Mix well
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Spread the mix onto the parchment paper lined baking pan, and flatten out so they bake evenly.
Set timer for 10 minutes and flip over the nut mix.
Set timer for another 5 minutes.
Take out of over and allow to cool so they all harden.
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Notes: If you are using seeds instead, bake for only 10 – 15 minutes. Flip halfway.
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Store in a glass jar or mason jar in a dry cool location. Do not store in the fridge.
Use within 2 weeks