Easy Candied Walnuts Recipe – How to make low carb, keto, sugar free cinnamon roasted glazed walnuts with egg white and no sugar – with the video tutorial.
Easy Candied Walnuts
These easy candied walnuts make a sweet low carb, keto diet and paleo friendly sweet treat to make all through the year – although they are especially perfect as a holiday season party snack or to gift as a homemade treat over the Thanksgiving and Christmas Festive Season.
This makes a sweet snack that you can enjoy by the handful or you can use it as a topping for seasonal salads or desserts to satisfy your sweet tooth.
The caramelized nuts are pretty addictive, sweet, yet subtly savory, each bite contains a crunchy and crisp coating with a gooey, chewy nut within.
Ingredients For Low Carb Candied Walnuts
Here are the simple ingredients that you’ll need to make the easy candied nuts that are naturally low in carbs and high in g protein:
Egg White – you only need one egg white to bind the candied walnuts together. Egg whites are used in place of butter or coconut oil, making the nuts a naturally dairy free easy dessert. (Plus they add nutritious protein to the already protein rich snack.)
I like to save the egg yolks to add into scrambled eggs or an omelette, so that nothing goes to waste while making the great snacks.
Stevia – is my sugar free sweetener of choice, feel free to substitute with any sugar or sweetener you like, including swerve, granulated stevia, monk fruit sweetener, brown sugar or erythritol.
Vanilla Extract & Salt – for flavor and to balance the sweetness of the treat.
Ground Cinnamon – a great addition to add a wholesome spice to the nuts, use as little or as much as you’d like, depending on how rich of a cinnamon sugar flavor you’d like. You could warm spices like mixed spice or nutmeg instead of or as well as the cinnamon.
Walnuts – the star ingredients – walnuts – you can use any sized walnuts, chopped, sliced or whole, in the recipe. (You could also swap the walnuts for any type of nut such as almonds, pecans or include a variety for a mixed candied nuts treat that’s full of healthy fats.)
How To Make Keto Candied Walnuts
These candies walnuts are super simple to prepare and you only need a few low carb friendly ingredients to create the addicting sweet treat that’s low in g net carbs.
Strat by simply whisking together an egg white, stevia, vanilla extract, salt and ground cinnamon until well combined and frothy.
You don’t even have to get your electric beaters out, a wire whisk does the job perfectly.
Then, stir walnuts through the sweet batter until each nut is completely covered in the sweet cinnamon mixture.
Move the walnuts to a lined, well greased baking tray, flatten down completely and bake in the oven until crisp and golden.
Store completely cooled walnuts in an airtight container and enjoy the perfect snack within a week. (If they last that long!)
You can enjoy the walnuts in different ways, simply by the handful as a wholesome homemade snack or sweet treat. Or, you can chop up a couple and sprinkle them over yogurt, ice cream or fruit as a sweet, crunchy topping.
Another way to enjoy the nuts is to combine them together with other keto friendly ingredients in a simple homemade chex mix of low carb trail mix.
To ensure the walnuts are low carb and keto friendly, I have used granulated stevia for sweetness in the easy recipe.
You can feel free to substitute with any sweetener, sugar substitute or sugar of choice in the dry ingredients for the candy coating, depending on your tastes and dietary requirements.
Easy Candied Walnuts Recipe
- 1 Egg White
- 2 Tablespoons Stevia
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Pinch of Salt
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 200g/7 ounces Walnuts
- Preheat the oven to 120C/250F and line a baking sheet with well greased baking parchment paper.
- Pour the egg white into a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk the egg white until frothy and foamy.
- Add the stevia and vanilla into the large bowl and mix until fully incorporated.
- Add the salt and cinnamon and whisk through.
- Pour in the walnuts and stir to fully coat the nuts in the egg batter.
- Place the walnuts onto the prepared baking sheet, flatten down into a single layer so that they bake evenly and move to the preheated oven.
- Cook for 15 minutes, remove from the oven, toss the walnuts and return to the oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven again, toss the walnuts and place back into the oven for a final 15 minutes baking time or until golden brown and crisp to your liking.
- Once done to your liking, remove from the oven and allow the delicious snack to cool completely to room temperature, then enjoy.
Easy Candied Walnuts Recipe
Easy Candied Walnuts Recipe – How to make low carb, keto, sugar free cinnamon roasted walnuts with egg white and no sugar – with the video tutorial.
Ingredients
- 1 Egg White
- 2 Tablespoons Stevia
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Pinch of Salt
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 200g/7 ounces Walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 120C/250F and line a baking tray with well greased baking paper.
- Pour the egg white into a mixing bowl.
- Whisk the egg white until frothy and foamy.
- Add the stevia and vanilla and mix until fully incorporated.
- Add the salt and cinnamon and whisk through.
- Pour in the walnuts and stir to fully coat the nuts in the egg batter.
- Place the walnuts onto the prepared baking tray, flatten down so that they bake evenly and move to the preheated oven.
- Cook for 15 minutes, remove from the oven, toss the walnuts and return to the oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven again, toss the walnuts and place back into the oven for a final 15 minutes or until golden and crisp to your liking.
- Once done to your liking, remove from the oven and allow to cool completely, then enjoy.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 120
Keto-Friendly Recipe Video Tutorial
Here’s the video where you can watch the easy ketogenic diet recipe being prepared, step by step. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.
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