Ingredients

3

tablespoons sugar

3

tablespoons honey

1

teaspoon salt

1

teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

1/2

teaspoon chili powder

3

cups walnut halves

Preparation

Heat oven to 325°F. Line 17x12-inch halfsheet pan with cooking parchment paper.

In large bowl, mix sugar, honey, salt, red pepper and chili powder (mixture will be thick). Add walnuts; stir to coat well. Spread mixture in single layer in pan.

Bake 15 minutes, stirring once, until toasted. Turn oven off. Stir; let mixture remain in oven 15 minutes (do not stir). Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 30 minutes. Break mixture apart. Store tightly covered at room temperature.