Nuts in Honey: a handmade gift
 
Ingredients
  • Various nuts or pumpkin seeds
  • Honey
Instructions
  1. Prepare nuts by on of three methods
  2. Method one: soak nuts for 8+ hrs in water and dehydrate them to minimize phytic acid and maximize available nutrition. If you do this, you're a rock star.
  3. Method two: toast nuts. They each need a different time, so I would advise at least toasting walnuts separately from other nuts. Toast walnuts for 2 min at 350F/180C, hazelnuts for 5-7 min. Almonds and cashews can roast longer. Just watch any nuts closely and take them out when lightly browned and fragrant. Rub skins off hazelnuts.
  4. Method three: ain't no one got time for that. It's also fine if you don't do anything.
  5. Find small jars. Fill jars with nuts, to the bottom of the lid screw part. I alternated types of nuts so they weren't in bunches.
  6. With a large spoon or small ladle, pour honey over nuts. If your honey is hard, you will need to warm it in hot water for 20 min or so.
  7. Gently tap the side of the jar to help the honey settle between the nuts. Continue to put in honey and tap until all the spaces around the nuts are filled with honey.
  8. Close with lid, wash any stickiness off, and decorate according to fantasy. I used the top of a small bowl to draw circles in pretty paper, then wrapped it around with that leaf string stuff (sorry, I don't even know what it is, I just pointed to it at the flower shop).
  9. Will keep forever at room temperature.
  10. To use, eat by the spoonful, add to salads or smoothies, or use to decorate Christmas goodies.
Recipe by Almost Bananas at https://www.almostbananas.net/nuts-in-honey-a-handmade-gift/