Sesame-Nut Crunch

Name: Sesame-Nut Crunch
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons cayenne; 59 milliliters light corn syrup; 340 grams 1/2 cups hulled salted roasted peanuts; 71 grams 1/2 cup hulled salted roasted sunflower seed; 1 teaspoons salt; 340 grams 1/2 cups salted roasted cashews; 3 Tbsps sesame seed; 113 grams About 1/2 cup unsalted butter

Sesame-Nut Crunch is a gluten free and vegetarian main course. One portion of this dish contains about 24g of protein, 67g of fat, and a total of 911 calories. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 7. Head to the store and pick up firmly brown sugar, sesame seed, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sesame seed you could follow this main course with the Sesame Banana Bread as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Butter a sheet of foil, about 12 by 17 inches.

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Butter

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Aluminum Foil

In a nonstick 5- to 6-quart pan over medium heat, frequently stir 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, cayenne, and salt until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes.

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Brown Sugar

Corn Syrup

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Butter

Salt

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Frying Pan

Add peanuts, cashews, sunflower seed, and sesame seed. Turn heat to high and stir until mixture is very thick and nuts begin to brown, 4 to 6 minutes.

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Sunflower Seeds

Sesame Seeds

Cashews

Peanuts

Nuts

Immediately pour mixture onto buttered foil, spreading as thinly as possible with back of a spoon. Cool until mixture is lukewarm, about 15 minutes.

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Aluminum Foil

With your hands, release brittle from foil, then pull or break it into bite-size pieces. When cool, immediately store airtight (otherwise, the coating absorbs moisture and gets sticky).

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Aluminum Foil