Barbecued Spiced Nuts

Whatever the combination of spices, we love to welcome the heady smell of spiced nuts into our kitchen, especially around the holidays. And since these nuts make a great gift, we wanted to get the recipe just right. The problem was getting our spices to adhere to the nuts. Here’s what we discovered:

Test Kitchen Discoveries

• Simmering the nuts in a spiced corn syrup glaze made the coating too candy-like and chewy.
• We had the best results when we mixed the nuts with egg whites, let the excess liquid drain away, and then tossed the nuts with the spice mixture—this technique created a cohesive, delicious shell around each nut.