Rosemary & Thyme Walnuts

I have to thank Krista for this GREAT recipe!!! I am so excited to have these on hand to munch on. AND I am REALLY happy to have more then tripled the recipe, now I won't be too stingy to share :0)
 

This is the recipe Krista got originally from Self magazine.

Heat oven to 350. 

Whisk together:

 5 tsp olive oil, 

5 tsp pure maple syrup, 

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, 

1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary, 

2 tsp chopped fresh thyme. 

 Add 2 cups walnut halves, coat well. 

Spread evenly on parchment lined baking sheet. 

Bake 10 - 12 minutes until crisp & fragrant. 

 Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp kosher salt and 1tsp chopped fresh thyme.

 I used a mix of almonds and walnuts because walnuts are not my favorite. But now guess what I keep grabbing...Walnuts :)

 

I had to buy rosemary but my thyme in the garden, made it through the winter! 

 My new Tupperware measuring spoons...aren't they cute :)  They match my cute Tupperware bowls.

Krista said she did Paprika, and I said Hey I'm Hungarian! Paprika and I go way back :) I actually used Smoked Paprika*

Whisk your stuff together.

 Pour over the nuts

 I used a big bowl and tossed them. Literally! HEY, It's Friday Night Fun :)

 Spread the nuts out on a cookie sheet covered in parchment. OR Krista said she used her stoneware so it didn't require parchment**

 SO PRETTY!

 Roasted for 12-15 minutes in MY oven. Yours may differ. Just watch them. I actually kind of moved them around in the middle of the cooking time

 After they come out sprinkle them with salt. I used Sea Salt

 Put in an air tight container!

I am thinking about making these as gifts. In cute little cello bags with bows.  I bet I could get them for a good price in bulk at Haggens or Winco. They are really pretty and they smell...YUM YUM!

 enJOY!

* so  if you have never used Smoked Paprika...Go buy some...TODAY! It is amazing in chili, taco seasoning, THESE! SO MANY THINGS! It is so fragrant and amazing. TRY IT!

**Parchment. Now looking at Parchment in the grocery store I was never so inclined to spend a lot of money on it. But then my mother the caterer got an extra case a few years ago and Rachel (you know, my friend, adopted sister-in-law, coach, neighbor, cousin-in-law) decided to split the case! We both LOVE it. We actually split another case when we ran out. I use mine for everything from baking (obvious) to make-shift plates for Pizza Night. Cut (or fold) the sheets in half to fit standard home size cookie sheets. Frozen French fries, even the battered fish I baked tonight. DO NOT STICK! So grab a couple of your friends, go to Cash and Carry and buy the case of large pre-cut parchment to split. You'll be glad you did!