Slow Cooker Maple Walnuts
Learn how to make the best maple walnuts right in your slow cooker! These crock pot walnuts make an easy gift for any foodie this holiday season or a delicious addition to any of your festivities!
The countdown is on.
Christmas is coming and I’m already looking forward to the food, family, and fellowship.
Over the years, I’ve come to realize that no holiday is complete without some nuts, be it quirky cousin Larry or the edible kind.
Sorry cousin Larry, but these maple walnuts are the nuts you want at your festivities.
They’re amazing with their rich, buttery maple coating.
Plus they are oh so easy with only 4 ingredients and your slow cooker doing most of the work.
And during the busy holiday season, I am all about recipes that don’t need much from me but turn out deliciously good.
So good that you can easily put them in a cute jar or tin and gift them to the foodies on your Christmas list!
Now that’s nuts!
Ingredients
To make this you’ll need:
- Walnuts– A pound of shelled whole or halved walnuts. Do not use crushed walnuts for this.
- Butter– You can use either salted or unsalted.
- Maple syrup– Listen up. Don’t make Buddy the Elf mad by using pancake syrup which is different from maple syrup. You want the real stuff.
- Vanilla extract– Real is best
How to Make
These maple walnuts are so easy to make!
Just put the butter, syrup, and vanilla into your crockpot and turn it on low.
Let the butter melt completely, which only takes a few minutes.
Then stir in the walnuts, mixing from the bottom so the coating is all over the walnuts and not just on the bottom of the pot.
Cook on low for 1 hour and then stir.
After stirring, cook the walnuts for another half hour to full hour more.
Scoop the walnuts out onto wax paper.
Let them cool completely.
After the walnuts are completely cool, pack them in an airtight container and refrigerate them until you are ready to gift them or serve them.
Enjoy!
Storing
These walnuts will keep in the fridge for about 6 weeks and will keep in the freezer for about 3 months.
Tips and Tricks
- Make sure you are using real maple syrup for this.
- Stir the walnuts well when you first add them to the slow cooker. You want everything to get coated with the maple syrup mixture.
- Make sure you give the walnuts a chance to totally cool on the wax paper. Cooling allows the coating to set and harden.
Other Edible Gifts
These maple walnuts are a yummy treat to put out during the holidays and a delicious sweet to gift to a fellow foodie.
Make them and enjoy!
Looking for other edible gift ideas?
Try these:
- Homemade Chocolate Turtles Candy
- Crockpot Cinnamon Sugared Almonds
- Hot Cocoa Filled Ornaments
- Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls
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Slow Cooker Maple Walnuts
Ingredients
- 1 lb bag of shelled walnuts whole or halved
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Put the butter, syrup, and vanilla into your crockpot. Turn on low and allow the butter to melt completely (only takes a few minutes).1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Mix in the walnuts and mix from the bottom so all of the coating is all over the walnuts and not on the bottom of the pot.1 lb bag of shelled walnuts
- Cook on low 1 hour then stir. Cook another one half hour to one hour more.
- Turn out onto wax paper and let cool – completely.
- Pack in an airtight container. The walnuts will keep in the fridge about 6 weeks and will keep in the freezer for about 3 months.
Notes
- Make sure you are using real maple syrup for this.
- Stir the walnuts well when you first add them to the slow cooker. You want everything to get coated with the maple syrup mixture.
- Make sure you give the walnuts a chance to totally cool on the wax paper. Cooling allows the coating to set and harden.
Nutrition
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