We are doing a fair bit of travelling this week – Even more than usual. As expected I cannot go anywhere without a bag full of snacks to nibble – I’m even worse when I’m not driving, which happily Mr C is. We are dropping Miss M off in Aldershot (218 miles away) but first we have to go to Leeds twice (66 miles away). Oh and yes, we need to come back in-between and then pick her up at the end of the week. Just a lazy half term, eh?
I discovered these Spicy Cocoa Pecans and knew they would be perfect – I love how adaptable these are – You can omit the cayenne for a completely sweet snack or if you are really brave, double the cayenne for super spicy. I scaled down the original recipe as there will only be me & Mr C eating these.
My partner for this month’s swap is Jane from The Heritage Cook. Now I know I say it every month, but this blog blew me away. There is so much on there – recipes in their hundreds (I’ve not counted but I bet there is), there’s recommended books (I’ve already got some of them – can we be friends?) and even advice on software and cameras to use for blogging.
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These nuts look spectacular! I love the chocolate + spice flavor combination.
They were absolutely gorgeous! I highly recommend them x
Oh yum! These look really good and I’m sure will make great snacks for your travels this week. Great SRC recipe!
They were a god send for the long journey – I highly recommend this recipe for anyone travelling x
Yum! I love the combination of spices what a great snack idea
I love how easy they were and that they used ingredients that we will always have in the store cupboard x
Gosh — these sounds absolutely delicious!!! They remind me of the hot pecans that you sometimes see on markets!! I absolutely LOVE those!! Would be amazing to make some of my own!!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Yes they were so like the hot pecans – I didn’t have enough pecans to make them all the same but the mixed nuts worked just brilliantly too x
Yum these look really good.. my husband lies nuts will have to try this thanks!
Hope he enjoys them! I’m sure he will x
What a gorgeous flavour combination!
They were really good! – Just went perfectly together x
I an almost taste the spices already! They look delicious! x
They just seemed to really come together perfectly – Highly recommend this recipe x
Ooh yum! I’ve been eating hazelnuts as an afternoon snack which have been great, but I really like the idea of trying out some different varieties with a topping – and always wondered how they got it to stick. Lovely recipe!
I sometimes find hazelnuts a little hard to eat many of all in one go so these mixed nuts seemed just perfect. The egg white trick was a brilliant idea!
I like the addition of cayenne. I bet these were addicting.
Oh they so were Lauren! I’m nibbling on some more again now x
i love the sound of these nuts! i bet this spice blend would be awesome on roasted chickpeas too!
I bet they would be perfect on chickpeas – and loads cheaper too. let me know if you try some x
I do love hazelnuts, I put them in a salad the other day. Not tired them like this, great recipe. x
Ooh that sounds like an incredible salad – I like nuts in most things. Can barely have a curry without them now x
Hurrah! The snacks were marvellous for our travels – Take care new friend x
What an awesome sounding snack, chilli and chocolate works so well. Im allergic to nuts but I bet this would work great with pumpkin seeds! X
I love the idea of sweet nuts like this! and anything with chocolate I am willing to try! I’ve never heard of secret recipe club either!! I want to join!!
oo these look and sound delicious I am rather partial to a nut! x
Oh yum! This looks delicious! What a perfect snack.
Those sound delicious!
These are dangerous!! Kinda hard to stop once you start 🙂