
Some are heartwarming family tales and some were romantic comedies about how the season is the one to fall in love. What can I say, I’m a romantic. One of the major theme for Christmas movie titles is that everything is The Christmas ____ (shoes/dress/tree/in handcuffs/wish)or A _____ (boyfriend/grandpa/wish) for Christmas. Christmas wishes are quite popular it would seem!

Sugar-and-Spice Candied Nuts
Adapted from Smitten Kitchen
Ingredients1/3 cup dark-brown sugar
2/3 cup white granulated sugar
1 tsp kosher salt (I might up this by a 1/2 tsp. next time for more of a sweet/salty balance)
Generous pinch of cayenne pepper (I swapped this with 1/4 teaspoon of hot smoked paprika)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 pound almonds or walnuts or pecan halves or whole peeled hazelnuts
1 egg white, room temperature
1 Tbsp water
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. In a small bowl, combine the 1/3 c brown sugar and 2/3 c granulated sugar, 1 t salt, pinch of cayenne, 1 t cinnamon and stir to make sure there are no lumps.
3. In a separate small bowl, beat the egg white and water until frothy.
4. Add the nuts to the egg mixture and then add the sugar mixture and stir to combine well.
5. Spread out the nuts on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper.
6. Bake the nuts for 30 minutes, stir occasionally.
7. Let the nuts cool and separate them as they cool enough to touch.
Nutritionals (20 Servings) Cals: 175, Fat: 12, Carb: 17, Fiber: 3, Protein: 5