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Sweet & Salty Sesame Honey Roasted Cashews

These Sweet Sesame Roasted Cashews are perfect sweet and salty snack made with only four ingredients! It’s a delicious low sugar treat everyone will love!

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Prep: 5 minCook: 30 minTotal: 35 min
Servings: 10 1x

Ingredients

  • 16 oz. raw cashews
  • 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons honey, agave nectar or maple syrup works
  • 1/2 – 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300F.
  2. Spread the cashews out on a lined baking sheet and roast for 15 – 20 minutes until fragrant and just starting to get that toasty golden color.
    This is an overhead horizontal image of a gold rimmed baking sheet with raw cashews spread across it. The baking sheet sits on a white square tile surface.
  3. Transfer the cashews to a large bowl and add the toasted sesame seeds.
  4. While the cashews are roasting, place the coconut sugar, butter, agave nectar in a small pot over low heat. Make sure not to set the heat too high because the coconut sugar burns easily (I’ve made this mistake!).
    This is an overhead horizontal image of a small white saucepan with butter, coconut sugar, and honey. The pan sits on a white square tile surface.
  5. Whisk constantly until the ingredients form a caramel-like consistency, about 5 minutes.
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  6. Pour the melty caramel into the bowl over the cashews and sesame seeds.
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  7. Use a rubber spatula to mix until they’re combined and coated.
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  8. Transfer the coated cashews out again on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper and sprinkle with your favorite flakey salt. I like to keep the cashews close together so when I break them up later on, I’ll get some chunky clusters. 
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  9. Allow the cashews to cool completely on the baking sheet before breaking them up and transferring to a jar for storage.

    This is an overhead horizontal image of clusters of cashews coated in sesame seeds on a a piece of white parchment paper on a white square tile surface. Some clusters of cashews are on the tiles. To the top left corner of the image is a small red bowl filled with more clusters of cashews.

Tips

*I like to buy already toasted sesame seeds but if you have raw sesame seeds, toast them in your pan over medium heat, stirring frequently for 5 – 7 minutes until they are golden brown and fragrant.

Nutrition Info:

  • Serving Size: serves 10
  • Calories: 331
  • Sugar: 10.3g
  • Sodium: 140mg
  • Fat: 25.1g
  • Saturated Fat: 5.9g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 23.7g
  • Fiber: 1.8g
  • Protein: 7.6g
  • Cholesterol: 6mg
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