Roasted Nuts with Maple Syrup and Rosemary

I really want you to try this recipe for roasted nuts with maple syrup and rosemary. They’re really delicious!

Roasted nuts are perfect for a get together when you want to have a few nibbles for guests. They’re easy to make and the look and taste is far superior to nuts straight out of a can or bag. Trust me, your friends will be impressed!

These roasted nuts are sweet because they are made with maple syrup, and savory because of the rosemary. There’s tiny bit of cayenne pepper too, which compliments the flavors so nicely.

Which Nuts to Roast for this Sweet and Savory Recipe

• Almonds
• Cashews
• Walnuts
• Pecans

For this recipe I like to use this combination of nuts, 1 cup of each kind of nut for a total of 4 cups.

Hazelnuts and brazil nuts would roast up nicely and are a good option as well or you can stick to 1 specific type of nut if you prefer. Just almonds, for example, would be delicious, just make sure you use 4 total cups of whatever singular or combination of nuts you use for this recipe.

You can buy nuts in bulk bins at the grocery store, but I like buy larger bags of nuts, either at Costco or sometimes Trader Joe’s.

We go through nuts quickly at my house. You can always store any extra nuts in the freezer if you have any concern about keeping the nuts fresh.

The Sweet and Savory Ingredients Used in this Roasted Nut Recipe

The sweetness for this roasted nut recipe comes from the maple syrup. I always have a big jug from Costco on hand.

The savory rosemary adds so much to the flavor to these roasted nuts. Just make sure you use fresh rosemary versus dried.

I also like to add cayennne pepper. The taste is subtle but really good.

Here’s How you Make This Roasted Nut Recipe!

This recipe is so easy. In a large mixing bowl add 1 cup of almonds, cashews, walnuts and pecans for a total of 4 cups of nuts.

In the same bowl add the rest of the ingredients, the maple syrup, chopped rosemary, cayenne pepper and kosher salt. Mix everything thoroughly and evenly spread out the nut mixture onto a 13 X 18 baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove the baking sheet from the oven, stir the nuts, and then evenly spread them into a single layer again. (careful not to burn yourself) Put the nuts back into the oven for another 7 minutes.

After the 7 minutes, remove the nuts from the oven once again. The hot maple syrup will be much thicker and bubbly. If you think the nuts need to brown a bit more, mix and spread out the nuts one last time. Bake for another 2-3 minutes. Once you’ve removed the nuts from the oven for the last time, sprinkle with a little more kosher salt while they’re still warm.

Let the nuts cool.

They’ll cool quicker if you pull the parchment paper with the nuts off of the baking sheet and onto a cooling rack or cutting board. Once the nuts have cooled, serve them in a pretty little bowl. 

Store the remaining nuts in a container.

Delicious Ways to Serve Roasted Nuts with Maple Syrup and Rosemary

• Serve as a snack in a pretty bowl
• Crush the roasted nuts and sprinkle on a salad
• Crush the roasted nuts and sprinkle on vanilla ice cream.

This blog post recipe is about making roasted maple syrup and rosemary nuts and serving suggestions.

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