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Ingredients
1 pound shelled walnut halves
1 cup sugar
6 cups vegetable oil
Nutritional analysis per serving
9 grams carbs; 558 calories; 36 grams monosaturated fat; 16 grams polyunsaturated fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 59 grams fat; 1 gram fiber; 2 grams protein; 8 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
In a saucepan bring 1 quart water to a boil over high heat. Add walnuts, and return to a boil. Drain in a colander and immediately return to pan. Add sugar, and mix constantly with a rubber spatula until sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Nuts will be shiny and coated in sugar.
- Step 2
Lay out about 2 feet of aluminum foil. In a wok or deep pot, heat oil to 375 degrees over medium-high heat. Carefully add walnuts, spreading them out in oil. Let them cook undisturbed for 2 minutes, then cook, stirring, 1 to 3 minutes more, until golden brown.
- Step 3
Turn off heat and quickly remove nuts with a slotted spoon, spreading them out on foil. Make sure nuts do not touch one another. When nuts have cooled, transfer them to drain on paper towels, then into an airtight container.
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Comments
Thanks for a great recipe! I wanted candied almonds so I made those. Instead of frying I baked in the oven at 350F for about 20 minutes in a convection oven If you do this make sure the almonds aren’t touching and check at 15 minutes. I’m so happy to have this recipe! Thanks much!
This recipe is excellent! I used to make candied walnuts this way but lost the recipe and couldn't remember it well. I tried another recipe I found on line that was quite disappointing. So I'm very glad to have this again. My only change to to salt the walnuts when you spread them out to cool. Thanks Julia Moskin and NYT Cooking!
These were amazing! I added a sprinkle of togarashi seasoning to the sugar coating before frying. Used them in a salad of arugula, goat cheese, and blueberries with a lemon vinaigrette. Wow!!
Joan's system of baking is wonderfully easy. I thought my olive oil might be too strong so I used just two tablespoons of butter and very little olive oil. 350 oven for 15 minutes. Perfect.
Joan's system of baking is wonderfully easy. I thought my olive oil might be too strong so on half quantity of walnuts I put just two tablespoons of melted butter and very little olive oil in a bowl and mixed the walnuts in it before baking in a 350 oven for 15 minutes. Perfect.
Would suggest roasting the almonds before doing the sugar immersion—our batch turned out extremely chewy, not in a pleasant way.