Candied Cashews

Name: Candied Cashews
Prep time: 1 d 1 h
Cook time: 1 d 1 h
Total time: 1 d 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons cayenne, or to taste; 30 milliliters confectioners sugar; 255 grams cups raw cashews; 1 teaspoons salt, or to taste; 710 milliliters About vegetable oil for deep-frying

Candied Cashews is a gluten free and vegan recipe with 8 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 254 calories. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt, vegetable oil, cashews, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a side dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 hours.

Instructions

Cover cashews with water in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart saucepan and simmer until slightly softened, about 4 minutes.

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Cashews

Water

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Sauce Pan

Drain, then transfer to paper towels to dry, 40 to 50 minutes.

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Paper Towels

Stir together salt and cayenne.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Salt

Toss cashews with sugar in a bowl, then shake in a sieve to remove excess.

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Cashews

Shake

Sugar

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Sieve

Bowl

Heat 1 1/2 inches oil in dried saucepan over moderate heat until it registers 375°F on thermometer. Fry cashews in 3 batches, stirring frequently, until deep golden brown and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes per batch.

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Cashews

Cooking Oil