These candied walnuts are lightly sweet with a delicate and crispy "shell", delicious eaten out of hand. Also adds dimension and texture when added to any mixed green salad, especially one that includes sliced apples or pears and blue cheese. Or break them up and use as a coating for candies, sprinkled in yogurt, or on top of ice cream.
3 cups water
1 cup light brown sugar
2 cups whole walnuts
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
Line small sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Combine water and brown sugar in a 3 quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to medium, and add walnuts. Stirring every ten minutes, continue simmering for 30 minutes. Remove pan from heat.
Place baking rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Remove walnuts with slotted spoon, and place in a medium mixing bowl. Discard remaining sugar water. Sprinkle powdered sugar over walnuts, one tablespoon at a time, mixing gently to ensure sugar is dissolved before adding the next. Once all sugar has been incorporated, pour walnuts onto prepared sheet pan and arrange in a single layer. Bake for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking time.
Remove parchment and walnuts from pan and allow to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Store walnuts in an airtight container at room temperature.
Revised from my original recipe previously published
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