Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve found myself reaching for chocolate and crisps in an evening as I’ve been so tired from looking after a toddler 24/7. I’m doing a lot more yoga and walking than I have for a long time so I don’t feel guilty for eating these things. However, I do feel like I’m now ready for some healthier options so this week I’ve made home roasted cashew nuts.
They hit the salty and the sweet craving whilst the cashew nuts are packed full of iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, phosphorus, and manganese, you just need to make sure you don’t eat all of them in one go as they do contain 2tbsp of maple syrup!
I have made these with a mixture of cashew nuts and peanuts before which worked well, so I imagine they would work well with most combinations of nuts if you wanted to mix it up a bit. You can also play around with the flavour combinations too, I find that cinnamon works well.
Ingredients for Roasted Cashew Nuts:
- 250g raw cashew nuts
- 2tbsp maple syrup
- 2tbsp low salt soya sauce or tamari
- 1/2tsp Chinese 5 spice
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4
- Mix the maple syrup, soya sauce and Chinese 5 spice together in a bowl
- Add to cashew nuts and stir until coated
- Place the cashews in a single layer on a lined baking tray and cook for 20 minutes, stir half way through
- Remove them when they start to turn brown, the nuts will be soft but will harden when they cool
- Allow the nuts to cool, and then break up and store in an airtight container
I’d love to hear how you get on with this recipe, so pop a comment below. If you’d like more healthy snack ideas the check out my other snack recipes