Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009

This is an awesome recipe!! Any nuts leftover at the end of this baking season are going to end up candied with this recipe. I used a candy thermometer to take the mixture exactly to the softball stage and when mixed with the toasted nuts the mixture starting to harden immediately. They could be eaten in about 10 minutes. I think next time I will make a little more of the candy mixture as this just barely covered one pound of nuts (which according to my kitchen scale was close to 4 cups) I also think I will incorporate pecans, and almonds and other nuts as well as maybe try more spices such as some nutmeg. Thanks for a great recipe.

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Jackie C

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

Loved it. Be sure to make them early, as it takes a long time (ie. hours) for the coating to properly harden to the point that you can pick up the walnuts without having them leave stickiness on your fingers. Also, if you have leftover sauce, try making toffee by adding chopped walnuts, and spreading the sauce & chopped nuts mixture over a cooking-spray coated foil baking pan. I used some of my leftover sauce to pour over the cooling walnuts.

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Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009

The coating adhere to the nuts very well. Taste like a store brand. I have tried candied nuts recipe before, but this is the best. Because of past poor results, I almost did not try this one. These will be a great addition to my spinach salad.

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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2009

Super easy, super fast. Be sure to use the best cinnamon you can buy, it makes all the difference. Great on a goat cheese salad.

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DaBears

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Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2009

Awesome recipe very easy perfect with Gorgonzola Spring Mix Salad

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Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2009

I didn't have any vanilla extract, but they still turned out great! I can imagine the vanilla would make them taste even better. I also am calorie-conscious so I used Splenda instead of sugar, and it worked great! My husband has already asked for seconds. It's the only way I can get us to eat Walnuts, and my nutritionist insists that we eat at least a handful of them a day. This recipe makes that much easier! I've tried many different candied walnut recipes and so far this is my favorite! Next time, though, I will make more topping or I will bake less walnuts. I like more yummy gooey goodness on each walnut!

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009

These are very good! They have a nice sweet cinnamon flavor! They took a lot longer than 10 minutes to roast but everything else was perfect! I'll be serving these to my guests on Father's Day...if I can stop eating them!

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Lillian

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2009

I first tried this recipe at Christmastime and continue to use it throughout the year. This is a perfect recipe for candied nuts to use in all of your summertime salads. The candied nuts in the store are so expensive. You can make these and freeze in batches for your salads. I love this.

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2009

A huge success at Christmas time!

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Reviewed: May 28, 2009

These are sooo good! I only added one tsp. of cinnamon because I wanted them for a spinach salad. Next time I will try some of the other suggestions for spices!! I'm so happy to find this recipe as the ones in the store are so crazy expensive.

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Reviewed: May 4, 2009

Excellent - works well on salad or just to pop in your mouth.

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Brad

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Reviewed: May 3, 2009

Wow, these are excellent!!!! I put these on top of my salad instead of croutons and they make a huge difference and make the salad a little sweet. I followed the directions step by step with no changes or substitutions. DELICIOUS!

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Reviewed: May 1, 2009

These make great christmas gifts . I have made these with pecans and almonds . They always turn out good .

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Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2009

This is the best reciepe I have found for candied nuts. I have made them several way feel this is the best tasting. I add two teasp of cloves and one teasp of chili powder for spice. They are very good in salad as small packet for gifts.

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ValerieFrancine

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2009

I made these because I had extra walnuts after making some bread. I topped my salad with them and it makes a regular salad, spectacular! I didn't really care about the "candy stages", sometimes it comes out a little sticky, sometimes it comes out harder like candy. It doesn't matter because it doesn't last very long! Just enough for dinner & maybe lunch the next day! LOL

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2009

These are the best candied nuts I've ever had. We made them for our Christmas party and they we're a big hit! Very easy and tasty treat!

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2009

Delicious! I have made them 3 times and the first 2 times..the cooking time was off..so invest in a candy thermometer...since I cooked to little one time..and it turned out sticky..and the other time I cooked too long and it turned out hard as a rock and couldn't remove from the pan very easily..otherwise great.

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2009

They are not even cool and I can't keep my hands off them. Very nice, I am planning on using them in a salad tomorrow, if they make it through the night! Thank you!

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2009

I halved the recipe and I cooked the sugar mixture for about 5 mins.. way too long!!! It reached hard-ball stage at that point. The walnuts however still tasted great only they turned out powdery. I will certainly try this recipe again. I want also to try hazelnuts.

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2009

This recipe was quick and easy. I made these candied walnuts for Christmas and made gift dessert baskets. I put these walnuts in them and everyone I gave a basket to loved them.

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