Easy Maple Roasted Nuts & Seeds

I love munching on nuts as a healthy snack. Briefly roasting them with a touch of sweet, amber maple syrup and coarse sea salt just accentuates the goodness. Each handful seems better than the last. So easy, and so good,  and with all the healthy fats in these nuts, you can feel good about eating them.

You can store them in a jar in a cool dark place for a week or so. The problem is they never last that long. I like to make mine in small batches and they typically don't last more than a couple days. They're just so addictively delicious.

Use any combination of the nuts you like. I use walnuts, cashews, pecans and love to add in pumpkin seeds or just a tiny teaspoon of Chia seeds to the mix. Every time I make these it's different depending on what I'm craving and what I have on hand.

It's best to use raw nuts, so roasting them for the few minutes in the oven turns them the perfect toasty version of themselves.


Pumpkin seeds have lots of protein. One handful of pumpkin seeds has the equivalent protein to an egg.

Deeply alluring maple syrup sets these roasted nuts apart. This bourbon barrel aged maple syrup from Thrive market is one of my favorites.
You only need the tiniest amount to lend a slight hint of sweetness. The goal is to give a bit of the maple flavor without making the nuts overly sweet. Adding a pinch of coarse sea salt prior to roasting really lends a boost to all the flavors.

Let the toasted nuts them cool completely once out of the oven. They tend to clump together due to the syrup, which is not a bad thing ;-) Break them into smaller pieces for nibbling...or not.

THESE NUTS ARE TEMPTING ME TO EAT JUST ONE MORE

I promise that once you make these, you are going to want to make them repeatedly. You may want to give them as gifts, which is a fabulous idea if you can part with them.

I love having them on hand for afternoon snacking, but I can't imagine a better gift than a small jar of these maply toasted morsels wrapped with a bow and given with love.

Pyrex Mixing Bowls

Parchment Paper

​NordicWare Baking Sheets

Easy Maple Roasted Nuts and Seeds

I've included links to purchase all these ingredients should you desire

Preheat oven to 375°

Raw nuts & seeds of choice such as:
Cashews
Pecans
Walnuts
Almonds
Pumpkin Seeds. (pepitas)
Sunflower Seeds

Maple Syrup
Course Sea Salt

This is more of a concept than a recipe.

Essentially for every handful of nut and seed mixture you're using, you're going to need about 1/2 tablespoon of pure maple syrup and a small pinch of coarse sea salt. Greater quantities of nuts equals greater quantities of maple syrup and sea salt. Very easy.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  The parchment paper ensures the nuts don't stick.
Add your nuts to the parchment paper, then drizzle with maple syrup and give a little mix to combine everything. Spread the nuts out so they're relatively even on the parchment and sprinkle with the salt from a height so the salt is distributed as evenly as possible.

Place in the preheated oven for about eight minutes, keeping a close watch to ensure the nuts don't burn.

Let cool completely before breaking apart and eating or storing.

​Bonus points if you add a sprinkling of cinnamon, cardamom or perhaps cayenne to your mix to add an extra boost of unexpected flavor. I'd love to know in the comments what you come up with.