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Fall Nuts

Something about the turning of the season and the changing colors of the leaves, especially if they are now turning brown and shriveling up, makes us want to enjoy a large handful of roasted nuts. Add some flavorings also associated with the fall season to the nuts and they become a special treat.

Please refer to our prior post on how to make pumpkin pie seasoning before continuing with this recipe, as that is the spice used to make these roasted nuts extra flavorful. These fall spiced nuts, although they make use of homemade pumpkin pie spice, do not contain any actual pumpkin or pumpkin flavor. See additional information below for making use of nuts that may be beyond their best-by date with this tasty recipe.

Recipe to Make Fall Spiced Nuts

Ingredients for Fall Nuts

1 Egg White

1 tsp Water

1 Tbsp Sugar

1/4 tsp Salt

3 cups Mixed Raw Nuts

2 tsp homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice

Instructions to Make Fall Spiced Nuts

Preheat oven to 300°F.
Whisk the egg white with the water.
Add the sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt to the mixture.
Fold in the mixed nuts.
Transfer the mixture to a parchment lined baking sheet.
Cook until dry & toasted (about 45 minutes to an hour).

Grab a handful and cuddle up by the fire or use them as tasty decorations for various fall baked goods.

Fall Nut Recipe

Additional Information

This recipe is a great way to use up nuts that have become stale. Roasting stale nuts (NOT spoiled nuts) will bring them back to life by restoring their crunch.

These fall nuts make a decorative topping for pumpkin spice cake (recipe coming soon).

To make homemade pumpkin pie spice, see our post from earlier this month on how to make pumpkin pie spice.

For more information on the shelf life of spices see our spice menu page.

For a handy chart showing ways to substitute pumpkin into your diet, see Libby’s pumpkin chart.

To find out how long other foods are good for, please visit the Dairy, Drinks, Fruits, Grains, Proteins, Vegetables and Other sections of Eat By Date or use the search function below.