Edible gift recipe for 6 (3 gift bags) people, takes only 10 mins; recipe has caster sugar, fennel seeds, chilli flakes, nuts and sea salt.
Chilli & fennel frosted nuts
Course: Edible gift
Servings
6 (3 gift bags)
servings
Prep time
5 mins
Ingredients
- Chilli Flakes: 1 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes
- Caster Sugar: 600g caster sugar
- Sea Salt: 1 1/2 tsp flaky sea salt
- Fennel Seeds: 1 tbsp fennel seeds
- Nuts: 350g mixed nuts (we used a mix of brazils, macadamias, pecans, pistachios and walnuts)
Directions
- Put the sugar and 150ml water in a pan, bring to the boil, then reduce by half, but don't let it caramelise - remove swiftly from the heat if this begins to happen.
- Tip the fennel seeds and chilli into amortarand gently crush using a pestle (or use a heavy saucepan and arolling pin) to just crack the seeds and break down the chilli a little.
- Add the fennel and chilli to the sugar along with the nuts and 1 1/2 tsp sea salt, stirring quickly to crystallise the sugar. Scrape the nuts out of the pan and on to a baking sheet lined with non-stick parchment. Leave to cool.
