Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Recipe ⬇️ or print: recipetineats.com/texan-bbq-candied-nuts
These savoury-sweet candied nuts are my current nibbling obsession. Savoury enough for pre-dinner drinks. Just sweet enough to be an after dinner treat! Excellent nut clean out recipe, use any you want.
You'll find easier recipes online - only stovetop or only oven. This hybrid method is from Chef John @foodwishes (I just love him!), I tried it once ages ago and have never looked back. Better result - no burnt patches, even coating on each nut and the candy is fully crisp and dry, not sticky.
Pour yourself a cold beer and enjoy! - N x ❤️
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Texan BBQ candied nuts
NUTS*
1 1/2 cups pecans
1 1/2 cups almonds, raw unsalted (or toasted)
1 cup cashews, raw unsalted (toasted ok too)
1 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt (halve for table salt, increase by 50% for flakes)
TEXAN SPICED CANDY COATING
25g / 1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tbsp water
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp chipotle (slightly spicy, can sub with 3/4 tsp extra smoked paprika)
1/2 tsp EACH ground coriander, cumin, onion, garlic
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, optional (for more spicy!)
OPTIONAL:
Sea salt flakes, for extra salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
Melt butter then add remaining candy coating ingredients, simmer gently 2 min stirring regularly. Toss very well onto nuts, bake 20 min at 180°C/350°F (160C fan) on foil + paper lined tray, tossing halfway. Break up while warm, fully cool. Pour yourself a beer and attack!
* Use any you want! Raw is better but honestly, even if roasted it works just as well, I even mix roasted and unroasted. But must be unsalted. Best to choose nuts similar size so they roast evenly. This combo is my favourite, but for convenience sometimes I just get a bag of mixed raw nuts.
Recipe ⬇️ or print: recipetineats.com/texan-bbq-candied-nuts
These savoury-sweet candied nuts are my current nibbling obsession. Savoury enough for pre-dinner drinks. Just sweet enough to be an after dinner treat! Excellent nut clean out recipe, use any you want.
You'll find easier recipes online - only stovetop or only oven. This hybrid method is from Chef John @foodwishes (I just love him!), I tried it once ages ago and have never looked back. Better result - no burnt patches, even coating on each nut and the candy is fully crisp and dry, not sticky.
Pour yourself a cold beer and enjoy! - N x ❤️
–––––––––-
Texan BBQ candied nuts
NUTS*
1 1/2 cups pecans
1 1/2 cups almonds, raw unsalted (or toasted)
1 cup cashews, raw unsalted (toasted ok too)
1 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt (halve for table salt, increase by 50% for flakes)
TEXAN SPICED CANDY COATING
25g / 1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tbsp water
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp chipotle (slightly spicy, can sub with 3/4 tsp extra smoked paprika)
1/2 tsp EACH ground coriander, cumin, onion, garlic
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, optional (for more spicy!)
OPTIONAL:
Sea salt flakes, for extra salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
Melt butter then add remaining candy coating ingredients, simmer gently 2 min stirring regularly. Toss very well onto nuts, bake 20 min at 180°C/350°F (160C fan) on foil + paper lined tray, tossing halfway. Break up while warm, fully cool. Pour yourself a beer and attack!
* Use any you want! Raw is better but honestly, even if roasted it works just as well, I even mix roasted and unroasted. But must be unsalted. Best to choose nuts similar size so they roast evenly. This combo is my favourite, but for convenience sometimes I just get a bag of mixed raw nuts.
