How to Roast or Toast Nuts in the Oven

Roasted nuts are delicious on their own as a snack or as an addition in many recipes. Almost any type of nut can be easily roasted in the oven in minutes.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• cookie sheet
• oven
• nuts of your choice

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

2. Spread nuts in a single layer on an ungreased cookie sheet.

3. Put cookie sheet in pre-heated oven and roast for five to ten minutes until nuts are golden brown. Roasting time varies depending on the size of the nuts. For example, larger nuts such as walnuts, pecans, brazil nuts and almonds may take ten minutes. Smaller nuts such as peanuts, pine nuts and macadamia nuts will roast faster. Don't roast different kind of nuts at the same time unless they are of similar size.

4. Use toasted or roasted nuts in any recipe that calls for nuts. Toasting the nuts will allow for a richer flavor.
   
   Try tossing toasted nuts into your next salad.
   
   Check out the recipes linked below for great ideas on using roasted or toasted nuts.

Resources

• Add roasted nuts to Tuna White Bean Salad
• Add nuts to your Perfect Fruit Cobbler

[AmyRose]

on 7/29/2009 Very good article on how to roast nuts, 5*

[dorigillman]

on 7/25/2009 i love using toasted nuts. btw, i rd you!