Recipe: Candied nuts - frosted

This is probably the easiest way I know to candy nuts, and yes, it still relies on the same three ingredients - nuts, sugar and water.  There are two variations you can do depending on the coating sugar you use.  If you can find fine granulated sugar, you can get a more concentrated frosting than from granulated sugar - I just put my regular sugar through a bar blender or a spice grinder and break it down rather than buying it (icing sugar does not get the same result).

You will need:

nuts

sugar

water

Method:

 - put a pot of water on to boil

 - get one part water to 2 parts sugar together in another pot and heat to make a syrup

 - set the oven as low as it will go - or better yet set a dehydrator to about 150F / 65C

 - blanch the nuts in the water a few minutes

 - strain the water off and transfer the nuts to the syrup 

 - let the nuts get totally coated in the syrup

 - strain the syrup off and put the nuts in a bowl  - the nut syrup can be saved for other uses

 - add the granulated (or fine) sugar to the bowl and toss until the nuts no longer stick to each other

 - spread the frosted nuts evenly on a paper lined tray

 - slowly dry out in the oven or dehydrator until a hard shell is formed

 - cool completely

 - store in an airtight container until use