These sweet and crunchy Toffee Walnuts make a great party snack, light dessert or salad addition! Bonus: This recipe is super easy with just 5 ingredients!
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Easy Candied Toffee Walnuts
These sweet Toffee Walnuts are absolutely delicious and make your house smell delicious as they roast!
I enjoy them by themselves, tossed into a salad, or chopped up on top of ice cream.
I love this easy method of making candied nuts where we toss everything together and it all goes into the oven.
The outside of the walnuts caramelize and the nuts roast all at the same time.
If you like this Toffee Walnuts recipe, I think you will also love my Pumpkin Spice Candied Candied Nuts and Pecan Christmas Crack!
Fisher Nuts
I am excited to be partnering with Fisher again to bring you more recipes featuring all of our favorite fresh nuts!
Fisher Pecans and Walnuts are the perfect addition to any holiday dish and always help bring new flavor and texture to dishes.
You can see some of my favorite past nut recipes I have made with Fisher here: Almond Joy Truffles, Pecan Praline Sauce, Walnut Rum Cake, Cranberry Pecan Goat Cheese Truffles, and Pecan Caramel Bars!
This is my 4th year working with Fisher and they are always fresh right out of their shells, preservative free, non-GMO and gluten free.
They come in a really great stand-up bag. It is a big help when you’re baking and your hands are already full to have the bag able to stand on it’s own!
Fisher’s bags are also resealable. So when you only need a handful of nuts, it keeps them fresher for longer.
And to make things even easier, Fisher nuts are always available on amazon! Purchase your Fisher nuts today!
Toffee Walnuts Ingredients
We only need FIVE ingredients for this Toffee Walnuts recipe!
- Fisher Walnut Halves & Pieces
- Brown Sugar
- Egg White
- Vanilla Extract
- Salt
You can also add spices if you desire. I have added cinnamon and/or a pinch of cayenne in the past and both were delicious additions!
How to Make Candied Nuts in the Oven
This recipe for candied nuts is extremely easy because the oven does most of the work for you.
All you have to do is toss all the ingredients together and then spread them out on a cookie sheet.
We roast them for 35 minutes, stirring them half way through, and then out of your oven comes these gorgeous Toffee Walnuts!
How to Store Toffee Walnuts
You can store these candied nuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks!
They are a great make ahead recipe and are also great to ship if you like to ship desserts to friends/family.
These Toffee Walnuts come together in a snap and make your entire house smell delicious as they caramelize and roast in the oven.
They are delicious served in many different ways and I have included a few tips to make them all your own with different added spices.
Add these to your Christmas dessert plate that you are taking to your friends, family and neighbors this year and wait for the compliments to start rolling in. 😉
Please leave a review/comment below letting me know how this recipe turns out for you!
Toffee Walnuts Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups wanut halves, or any other nut you enjoy!
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar, or up to 1/2 cup for sweeter nuts
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Additions
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon extract, for cinnamon nuts
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, for a sweet & spicy kick
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the brown sugar and salt. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together egg white and vanilla extract until combined.
- Add the walnuts and toss until they are evenly coated with the egg white mixture. Then add the brown sugar mixture and toss until the walnuts are evenly coated. Spread the walnuts out into an even layer on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring half way through baking. Allow walnuts to cool completely on baking sheet before serving.
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Just made these today. I doubled the recipe and used walnuts and cashews. It took mine about 25 mins and they never really browned at 325 – so I pulled them out and sprinkled more brown sugar and then put them back in at 350 for 5 mins and they are perfect!
I then added dried diced apples and heath bits to the mix! This will be a staple in our house now for our bento snack boxes!!
I made these just about a few minutes ago and they were very good. I also tried another recipe for toffee walnuts; but your recipe was better because your recipe used egg white and the other one didn’t and I believe that’s what gave it that nice crunchy texture. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
I made this for the first time. It was a big hit. I did add some Chipotle Chile to it also…sooo good. Thanks for sharing !
Delicious…thank you for sharing your recipe
Do you use light or dark brown sugar?
I used light brown sugar, however dark brown sugar will also work! It’s up to your personal preference.
Could I use this with pecans?
Yes!
I was looking for an easy recipe to follow and this is the one I decided to use. Have a big bag of walnuts from Sam’s to use before it expires. Followed this recipe step by step and it turned out perfect! I was thinking of cutting down the sugar to 1/4 cup instead of 1/3 glad I didn’t because the sweetness was just right. I baked the walnuts at 325 degrees and took it out of the oven after 30 minutes for they started to smell just a tad bit burning. I know sometimes ovens vary in temp, 35 minutes would’ve been too long for my walnuts. Thank you for this recipe! Will definitely make this again and might add other spices next time.
Hey Gracie! Thanks for taking the time to leave the review! I re-tested this recipe in three different ovens and I agree, they were done around the 25 minute mark. I updated the recipe to show that and recommended people start checking them around 20 minutes just in case!
Mine totally burnt. 35 minutes at 325 degrees is way too long.
Wish I’d have read the reviews.
35 minutes was too long.
Yes. My oven was at 325°.
Wasted 3 cups of walnuts, because they are scorched.
These burned within twenty minutes.
Was your oven on 325°F?
I will try some of your recipes for Christmas. They look so good. Thank you.
FYI: ALL nuts are non-GMO. Facts, not fear.
35 minutes was too long and they started to burn!
Hi
I made these today & thought they would be better tasting than they turned out. Looked so yummy in your photos. Was hoping the coating would be like that on butter toffee peanuts. Kind of bummed.
Your first clue it wouldn’t be buttery? THERE’S NO BUTTER IN THE RECIPE. This isn’t rocket science. If you had added butter, there would have been a buttery shell.
Ohh what a delicious idea! This would make me absolutely LOVE walnuts!
What a great idea for gift giving this season; these look so flavorful and perfectly sweet too!
Wowza, these look SO good! I love candied nuts, can’t wait to try these!
These sweet Toffee Walnuts would disappear in our house!
This is the best snack during the winter holidays! Must try recipe for sure!
Any chance you have a recipe for coffee flavored candied walnuts???? My mother was given them once as a gift and I’ve looked and looked for that recipe and cannnnnnot find one…. Mama is gone now, but I’d still like to find that recipe –in her honor. Please help!