Savory Rosemary Spiced Nuts
If you’re looking to upgrade your snack game, these rosemary savory spiced nuts are a must-try. Made with just 5 simple ingredients, they’re bold, flavorful, and incredibly satisfying. Whether you’re snacking between meals or need something quick on the go, these spiced nuts bring a fresh twist to your usual routine.
They’re also perfect for entertaining, easy to double or triple for a crowd and especially great to serve around the holidays. Their warm, herby flavor makes them a festive addition to any appetizer spread, and they make a thoughtful, homemade hostess gift too.
Ingredient spotlight
- Raw Mixed nuts (or your favorite nut) – I love using a combination of mixed nuts, that way every handful tastes a little different. You can also make this with just one nut: almonds, pecans, walnuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds if you are looking for a uniform taste.
- Fresh rosemary – fresh rosemary is so fragrant and the perfect way to add flavor to mixed nuts, especially around the holidays! Because of the oils and the intense flavor you get from the fresh rosemary, I really don’t recommend replacing it with dry rosemary.
- Dried ground sage – sage helps to add a really savory note to the spiced nuts. It adds deep flavor, even though you don’t need much!
- Avocado Oil – avocado oil is very neutral tasting so it’s won’t compete with the rosemary and sage on the mixed nuts. You could also use refined coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil.
Other spices to add to savory mixed nuts
- Chili powder
- Cayenne pepper
- Onion powder
- Garlic powder
- Thyme – dried or fresh
- Italian seasoning
- Dried lemon peel
- Dried orange peel
Easy Rosemary Savory Spiced Nuts
Ingredients
- 1 pound raw mixed nuts
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon dried sage
- 1-2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300F
- Finely chop fresh rosemary1-2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
- In a large bowl, combine the avocado oil, salt, dried ground sage and finely chopped fresh rosemary1 tablespoon avocado oil, ¾ teaspoon sea salt, ½ teaspoon dried sage, 1-2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
- Add the mixed nuts to the bowl and stir well until well coated.1 pound raw mixed nuts
- Place a parchment paper or silicone liner on the sheet pan. Add the mixed nuts to the pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 300F. After 10 minutes, take the nuts out and stir well
- After stirring, add the nuts back to the oven for 10 minutes.
- After 20 minutes total in the oven, take the nuts out and allow them to cool completely before enjoying.
- Store in a sealed container for 3-5 days on the counter or 1 week in the fridge. Freeze leftovers in single serve portions for easy snacking.
Recipe Notes
- Nuts are full of natural oils and can go from toasted to burned quite quickly. This is why I recommend roasting nuts in a cooler temperature oven (300F) for longer instead of using higher heat for a shorter period of time.
- The nuts will not look golden brown but will get crispy and crunchy in a 300F oven for 20 minutes.
- It is very important that you allow the nuts to cool completely, as they get crunchier as they cool.
Nutrition Information
Common questions
How do you get spices to stick to nuts
To get spices to stick to nuts, it’s important that you use oil or egg whites as a carrier. If you choose to use oil, I recommend first stirring the spices into the oil to ensure that they stick to the nuts. As the nuts roast gently in the oven, the spices will adhere to the nuts.
Alternatively, if you want the nuts to have a bit of a crust, use an egg white. Simply whip the egg white up with your seasonings, then coat add the nuts to the egg white mixture. Stir well to coat then bake as instructed.
I wanted this recipe to be as simple as possible, so I chose to just use avocado oil, but if you find that you want your spices to adhere more to your rosemary spiced nuts, you can use 1 egg white in place of the avocado oil.
Why should you use raw mixed nuts?
I find that for the best flavor, using raw nuts and toasting them yourself is far superior than using roasted nuts. An added benefit of this is that your house will smell incredible as the nuts toast up in the oven!
Tips for storing rosemary spiced nuts
You can make these rosemary spiced nuts ahead of time for a party and simply store them in a sealed container for up to 3 days on the counter. Be sure to allow the nuts to cool completely before storing them.
If you make these rosemary savory spiced nuts for snacks throughout the week, you may want to store the mixed nuts in single serve containers in the fridge to keep them fresh.
Amazing recipe, thank you!
I subbed a whipped egg white for the oil, added the seasoning to it, then stirred in Kirkland walnuts. I keep having to make more, as my friends love it!
Liz I love that you used the whipped egg whites -that adds just a little crunch that is so fun! So glad to hear your friends love it so much. Happy holidays – Sam