Moroccan Sweet Spiced Nuts and Creamy Maple Peanut Butter
- Simple
- 0:40 m
- 13 ingredients
You're gunna go nuts for these nuts! We were feeling peckish and wanted a snacky-snack, but Ian's been eating too many sweeties recently so we decided to make a healthy vegan snack to munch on instead! The Moroccan Sweet Spice Nuts are super delicious, perfect for snacking, and a bit different from the normal treats you can easily pick up! The combination of spices is really tasty, a mix of sweet, savoury and spicy - to satisfy everyone one of your taste buds. Plus, they're super quick to make. The creamy maple peanut butter is also a complete doddle to make. We know it's really easy to pick up a jar of peanut butter from the shops, but this way you can tweak it so it suits your tastes perfectly! We added a dash of maple syrup as we fancied something sweet, feel free to add any sweetness you fancy - it's also easy to make it crunchy, you could even throw some raisins or cocoa nibs in there if you want! Homemade vegan snacks for the win!
Serves: 4
Ingredients
For the creamy peanut and maple syrup butter
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 250g peanuts
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt to taste
For the moroccan sweet spiced nuts
- 1 tbsp agave syrup - or maple syrup
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- sweet spice mix
- ½ salt
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 150g mixed nuts
- 50g pistachios
Before you start
Preheat oven to 180°C for nut butter and 160°C for spice nuts | Baking sheet | Sterilised jar | Liquidiser | Lined baking sheet | Mixing bowl
Step 1
Creamy Peanut & Maple Syrup Butter
- Spread the nuts over the baking sheet, put the sheet in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove and leave to cool to room temperature.
- Put the peanuts in a high powder blender and blitz for 6-9 minutes until completely smooth
- Scrape the sides with a spatula to make sure all the nuts are well blended (add a splash of water to loosen if needs be)
- Add the maple syrup and vanilla bean paste to the blender and pulse to combine
- Taste the butter, season to taste with a little salt and blitz once more to combine
- Transfer to a jar, put the lid on and eat within 2 weeks!
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 250g peanuts
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt to taste
Step 2
Moroccan Sweet Spiced Nuts
- Put all the Sweet Spice Mix in a bowl and stir to combine
- Add the mixed nuts and pistachios to the bowl and toss to combine
- Pour the nuts on to a baking sheet and spread them out evenly
- Put the baking sheet in the oven and roast them for 20 minutes, shaking the tray to move the nuts halfway through roasting time
- Take the nuts out of the oven and let them cool to room temperature
- Transfer the nuts to a bowl, taste, season to perfection with salt and pepper and serve immediately
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp agave syrup - or maple syrup
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- sweet spice mix
- ½ salt
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 150g mixed nuts
- 50g pistachios