Honey Roasted Cashews

Quick and easy Honey Roasted Cashews are perfect for snacking or serving as an appetizer.

Each cashew is covered with a delicious sweet and salty coating making these nuts hard to resist.

Roasted cashews

Honey roasted cashews are a delicious nut to snack on. They are perfect for placing in small dishes at a party for an easy little appetizer.

But they are also perfect for eating on a road trip, while you're hiking or anytime you need a little pick-me-up snack.

Honey roasted cashews are easy to make with just raw cashews, honey, butter, and a bit of seasoning.

Once the nuts are glazed with the honey mixture, they are slow-roasted in a 300°F oven.

Other nuts can also be roasted with the same method. Consider making roasted peanuts, pecans, almonds or walnuts.

Honey Roasted Cashews also make a perfect hostess or holiday gift! Just place in a glass jar or cellophane gift bag and tie it with a ribbon and festive tag.

Key ingredients

• Cashews - look for raw cashews with no salt
• Honey use your favorite honey
• Butter - salted butter
• Smoked paprika - this adds just a touch of flavor, although you'd never know that it's there!
• Salt - use table salt or a coarse sea salt

Making honey roasted cashews

• Preheat oven to 300°F
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
• Heat honey and butter together in a microwave-proof bowl. 30 seconds is all you need.
• Add smoked paprika and stir well
• Pour over cashews. Stir gently until cashews are completely covered with honey mixture

• Place cashews on a baking sheet in a single layer
• Bake for 30 minutes
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with salt. Use a spatula to loosen cashews from the sheet and rotate the nuts.
• Add additional salt
• Allow nuts to fully cool before serving
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature

Recipe tips

• The smoked paprika adds a touch of flavor. It may be omitted if desired.
• Be certain the nuts are fully covered with the honey glaze. Just keep stirring gently until they are fully coated.
• If the honey mixture thickens before you use it, just pop it back into the microwave for a few seconds.
• When the nuts are finished roasting, give a stir with a spatula or wooden spoon. This helps loosen the nuts from the parchment paper. It also allows you to salt all sides of the nuts.
• Use all the salt called for in the recipe. It may seem like a lot, but it's needed to achieve a sweet/salty taste. Some of the salt will remain on the parchment paper and not the nuts.
• Add salt while the nuts are still hot.
• Once the nuts are fully cool, you may need to break them apart.
• Store nuts in an airtight container.

Variations on honey roasted cashew nuts

• Use pecans, walnuts, peanuts or almonds
• Omit smoked paprika
• Substitute cayenne pepper for the smoked paprika
• Use oil instead of butter

Serving suggestions

These honey roasted cashews would be perfect served on an appetizer tray alongside Honey Baked Goat Cheese and Homemade Boursin Cheese.

Add honey roasted cashews to a salad like this Blue Cheese and Pear Salad. Or sprinkle on top of yogurt or Overnight Oats for a bit of extra crunch.

Don't forget to try my Spiced Pecans too!

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Be certain to check out all my delicious appetizer recipes!