# Rookie Spiced Nuts advice sought **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rookie-spiced-nuts-advice-sought/474731 "2008-11-27T19:33:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rookie-spiced-nuts-advice-sought/474731/1 "2008-11-27T19:33:12Z")
Last year [I asked about cookies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=447434&) and you all graciously helped me out. Many cookies have been cooked and eaten since then. But since that time, I have eaten some spiced nuts and can’t get them out of my head. I love them all - the spicy-hot kind, the vanilla-sugar kind, etc - so I want to try a few batches for my Christmas presents this year. I am an utter rookie at this sort of thing. I don’t even know where to start. I have a recipe in a book that promises that they’re the best spiced nuts ever, but I’d like a bit more variety than that. It seems like the possibilities are endless. Anything to look out for? Any recipes that I shouldn’t miss? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rookie-spiced-nuts-advice-sought/474731/2 "2008-11-27T22:46:59Z")
I wrote up a step-by-step on how to make my [Maple Spiced Nuts](http://community.livejournal.com/bakebakebake/47215.html) on LiveJournal about 3 years ago. There’s even pictures included, along with some other recipes. The recipe shown I was using pecans and salt and cinnamon as seasoning, but this is very flexible–you can mix in any raw nuts, and experiment with seasonings. I particularly like using something close to a pumpkin pie blend, with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. I make these every year for the holidays to give away, and I get special requests for them. ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rookie-spiced-nuts-advice-sought/474731/3 "2008-11-28T12:11:34Z")
> [@JavaMaven1](#): > > I wrote up a step-by-step on how to make my [Maple Spiced Nuts](http://community.livejournal.com/bakebakebake/47215.html) on LiveJournal … Yum! Thanks!