I’m slightly addicted to these Vanilla Roasted Walnuts and so is my husband. They have a hint of sweetness and a nice burst of vanilla goodness. On top of that, Walnuts are a great source of Omega-3’s, have a high antioxidant count and are also beneficial for cardiovascular health. So I’m on the walnut bandwagon.
Here’s the recipe for another gluten free, tasty, higher protein holiday snack with nuts.
Vanilla Roasted Walnuts
Ingredients
- 2 cups walnuts, raw
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar or honey
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1-2 vanilla beans
- dash ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place walnuts and oil in a large cast iron skillet (that's what I used, you can experiment) and turn heat to high
- As soon as you hear the slightest sizzle, turn heat down to medium or low
- Toast walnuts a few minutes until they smell nice and nutty
- Add agave and distribute around pan stirring, cook for a minute or two, then add salt
- Scrape the beans out of the vanilla pod and stir into walnuts
- Remove walnuts from pan and add just a dash of cinnamon if you like
- Serve
These nuts are the perfect (last minute) homemade present when packaged in a lovely (reusable) holiday gift jar; that’s what I’m giving to friends and family this year along with my gluten free cookbook, The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook (which sells for a reasonable $11.55 on amazon.com). For more healthy, delicious Christmas fun and ideas, take a look at my Gluten Free Christmas Recipe Roundup.
I love the blog Apartment Therapy and was thrilled to be nominated for the best Home Cooking blog over at their Homies awards. If you like, head on over and cast a vote for elanaspantry.com.
In book tour news, I’ll be doing a live radio interview Tuesday, December 29th at 10am MT (12pm ET) with Dr. Derrick DeSilva, Jr. of Ask Dr. DeSilva on HealthRadio.fm.
Kris says
How do you store these? and for how long? Is it in a sealed container in the fridge? for how many days? Thank you!
Elana says
Kris, I keep these in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 week :-)
Samantha says
These…were…addicting…
CAUTION: YOU WILL EAT THESE LIKE NO OTHER LOL
Seriously though, delicious stuff.
Elana says
Samantha, this is one of my all time favorite comments! Thank you :-)
Lynn says
These nuts are a perpetual favorite everywhere I take them, and I take them LOTS of places because they’re so delicious and easy to make. My personal preference is to use cinnamon with almonds and not with walnuts.
I have recently begun using coconut oil instead of olive oil for this particular recipe and have great luck with pure vanilla extract.
Thanks, Elana! You NEVER disappoint!!
Tilly says
I did this with pecans and regular old vanilla extract. Amazing. I love this blog. It’s my go to for anything simple– you are a genius with that!
Shelby Renaud says
This is so delicious!! I used 1 1/2 tsp valilla extract instead of the vanilla bean and it turned out great!
Laura says
These are AMAZING. I subbed in Ground Vanilla, coconut oil, Alaea red salt (my favorite finishing salt.)