(Nuts in a Mason Jar!)
My Mum doesn’t like us spending money on her. Especially for Mother’s Day. But it’s always nice to do something, even if it’s something small. It’s the thought that counts after all.
Mum loves nuts; who doesn’t right!? So I figured it would be nice to give her something that doesn’t cost a lot, but that shows I went to a little effort. Plus hand making gifts has to score brownie points over my other two sisters (the sibling rivalry never seems to diminish even now we’re all in our 30’s!)
Our mason jars are a great container to store these delicious nuts, and they make a nice looking gift too.
Ingredients:
500 grams of mixed nuts – I used cashew, peanut, almond, walnut and pecan
25 grams butter
1Tbsp honey
1Tbsp sugar
1/4tsp cinnamon
1/4tsp salt
Step One:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Add all your nuts to a greaseproof tray.
Step Two:
Add the butter and honey to a pan and cook on a medium heat until fully melted.
Step Three:
Pour the buttery honey over the nuts and toss until all the nuts are covered.
Step Four:
Bake the nuts in the oven for 10 – 15 minutes or until the nuts have browned, stirring every 2 – 3 minutes. You’ll want to keep a fairly close eye on the oven as the nuts can burn in an instant!
Step Five:
Remove nuts from the oven and stir making sure the nuts don’t stick together. Once they’ve cooled slightly sprinkle over the salt, sugar and cinnamon. You can add more or less depending on your personal preference. Put the try of nuts in the freezer, this helps them keep them loose instead of sticking together.
Once the nuts have completely cooled scoop them into your jar and enjoy!
This recipe makes enough to fill one and a half 8oz mason jars which means Mum gets the mason jar and I get all the leftovers… purely for quality control purposes of course!
P.S – Mum received these today, and when she called to thank me she asked if I had actually made them myself! She thought I’d just repackaged some bought nuts and tried to pass them off as home made – the cheek of it! She tried a few when she first opened the jar and said there definitely wouldn’t be any left by Mother’s Day! So that’s a big tick for success!
Dad’s complaining now that he didn’t get to try any before I sent them away so I’m sure I’ll be making more again… looks like I’ve got Father’s Day already sorted.