by Trish

Sure, it looks like a bowl of cashews. A bowl of cashews with a bit of annoying greenery poked in it. But really all I can say about these is that they’re really, really good. Good enough to stand on their own rather than play second fiddle to a foamy beverage. Yet simply enough to require no more skill than the ability to turn on your oven. 

Bar Nuts

You can use any variety of nuts besides cashews, in fact a mix of nuts would be even better. Don’t use dried rosemary here (blech!). 

• About 2 or 2.5 cups unsalted cashews or mixed nuts (no peanuts)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons chopped rosemary
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• few grinds of pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 350. Roast the nuts on a sheet pan until warmed through (5 minutes), or if they’re unroasted, until they begin to slightly brown (10 minutes). Be careful, they burn easily.
2. While waiting for the nuts to heat up, melt the butter in the microwave. Add the rosemary, brown sugar, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
3. Put the nuts in a mixing bowl and add the butter mixture. Stir to combine. Serve warm in a pretty bowl with a nice IPA.

Recipe adapted from Nigella via 

Food Network.