Candied Walnuts With Dark Chocolate And Orange Zes... Recipe

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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
3870
Calories
Total time
20
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 3 1/2 cups walnut halves (or halves and pieces)
  • 2 tbsp orange zest
  • 1/2 tsp kosher or coarse salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves

Directions:

  1. Lightly grease a large sheet tray; set aside.
  2. Put sugar, butter, juice and 3 tablespoons water into a large skillet and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Continue boiling, stirring often, until golden brown and thickened, 3 to 4 minutes more. Add walnuts, toss to coat and reduce heat to medium. Cook walnuts, continually tossing them gently with a stir-frying motion, until coated and golden brown. The liquid will evaporate from the skillet and what remains appears powdery, but keep going. Soon afterwards, the sugar will melt and caramelize. When it’s just melted and the walnuts are coated with deep brown caramel, 13 to 15 minutes total, turn off the heat.
  3. Working very quickly, sprinkle zest, salt and cloves over walnuts, toss a few more times to distribute them evenly, then carefully transfer to prepared baking sheet. (Keep in mind that the walnuts are very hot!) Using two forks, gently separate walnuts as much as possible then set aside to let cool completely.
  4. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over medium-low heat or in the microwave for about 1 minute, stirring often to keep the chocolate from burning. Drizzle chocolate over cooled walnuts then set aside to let chocolate set. (Refrigerate them briefly to speed up the process, if needed.) Store walnuts in an airtight container until ready to serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3869.7 Kcal (16202 kJ)
Calories from fat 2846.06 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 316.23g 487%
Cholesterol 93.12mg 31%
Sodium 21.31mg 1%
Potassium 2388.19mg 51%
Total Carbs 222.16g 74%
Sugars 165.84g 663%
Dietary Fiber 35.85g 143%
Protein 106.43g 213%
Vitamin C 40.6mg 68%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 18mg 100%
Calcium 301mg 30%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 534.75 Kcal (2239 kJ)
Calories from fat 393.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 43.7g 487%
Cholesterol 12.87mg 31%
Sodium 2.94mg 1%
Potassium 330.02mg 51%
Total Carbs 30.7g 74%
Sugars 22.92g 663%
Dietary Fiber 4.95g 143%
Protein 14.71g 213%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 68%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 14%
Iron 2.5mg 100%
Calcium 41.6mg 30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 102.9
    Points
  • 112
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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