Deviled Nuts

I mentioned earlier that these are great for Samhain because it's also called Nutcrack night. It's a night when apples and hazelnuts are left out as offerings. The night before Halloween is called Devil's Night and these are deviled nuts - sweet and spicy.

2 containers mixed nuts, salted or lightly salted
2 egg whites, whipped with about a teaspoon of water
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground chipotle chili

Heat your oven to 275 F.
Whip the egg whites in a bowl. Add the seasoning ingredients and the nuts. Stir to coat.
Place the nuts onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 35 minutes, stirring once.
Let the nuts cool, break into clusters, and put into a festive bowl or into tins to give as gifts.

You can use various spices for these nuts. For example, you could use cinnamon for love, or you could just candy the nuts with the brown sugar. The mixture that I used was just the cumin and chipotle and they were a big hit with everyone who ate them, with the exception of my uncle. He didn't care for the smokey heat of the chipotle! You can also just use about a teaspoon of cayenne if you cannot have or do not like chipotle.