Crock-Pot Maple Glazed Walnuts Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Why are my candied walnuts sticky? ›

Recipe FAQ

My tip is to use egg whites! Making this recipe with egg whites will always result in crispy crunchy nuts and they won't become soggy and soft after a few days either. Why are my candied nuts wet and sticky? They were not baked long enough or they were not baked at the correct heat temperature.

Honey Glazed Walnuts are the perfect healthy snack or crunchy topping. These nuts are made with pure honey, ghee, vanilla, and warming cinnamon for an extra touch of flavor. Not only are they delicious, they are also Paleo-friendly and refined sugar free.

As everyone successful has said, keep cooking them until all moisture has evaporated and sugar isn't sticky anymore. First time making this, I doubled the recipe without any issues and did wait for it to crystallize before pouring into the two baking pans prepared.

Salt: 1/2 teaspoon of fine sea salt makes these taste salty-sweet. If you'd prefer to not taste the salt, reduce to 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Pecans too sticky: If your nuts are still sticky after cooling, heat your oven to 325° F and bake for 5 to 10 minutes to help harden the candy coating.

A 2021 article on the effect of walnut consumption found that consuming 30–60 grams of walnuts daily is beneficial for heart health. 30–60 grams is the same as 1–2 ounces or a 1/4–1/2 cup of walnuts.

At the end of the trial, people who were eating walnuts daily showed the greatest benefit on lowering central blood pressure. Central blood pressure is a measure of the pressure exerted on internal organs like the heart and is considered an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

While you could eat walnuts any time of the day, bedtime is a great time to eat walnuts because they have numerous compounds that are tied to healthy sleep patterns. They're a good source of tryptophan, an amino acid that your body uses to produce serotonin and melatonin – both involved in regulating sleep.

Under-cooking the pecans is the likely cause of stickiness, but the risk is low when they're oven-baked. After the sugar-coated nuts have darkened and turned very fragrant, about 20 minutes in the oven, stir the pecans and separate any pieces that have stuck together. Continue to bake for an additional 20 minutes.

Walnuts go rancid when exposed to warm temperatures for long periods of time. Heat causes the fat in walnuts to change structure, which creates off odors and flavors. Fresh walnuts smell mildly nutty and taste sweet. If your walnuts smell like paint thinner, you know they're rancid.

Yes, candied nuts can go bad. Store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a month for best results.

Why are my pecans sticky? ›

The real culprits behind the honeydew are aphids. Aphids are soft-bodied insects that suck sap from plant leaves. Many species of aphids exist and attack various plants, but two types of aphids attack pecan trees and secrete honeydew, the yellow pecan aphid and the black-margined aphid.