Salty Cashew Croccante

Name: Salty Cashew Croccante
Yield: Makes about 425 g/15 oz
Ingredients: grapeseed or groundnut (peanut) oil, for greasing; grapeseed or groundnut (peanut) oil, for greasing; grapeseed or groundnut (peanut) oil, for greasing; 200 g/7 oz/1¼ cups raw unsalted cashew nuts; 60 ml/4 tbsp water; 200 g/7 oz/1 cup caster (superfine) sugar; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp butter, cubed; 2.5 ml/½ tsp sea salt

Preparation info

Makes about
425
g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

This delicious, crunchy croccante could be made with any of your favourite nuts, but the classic salty-sweet combination of cashew nuts and toffee works especially well in this recipe. Ensure you use fresh, raw, unsalted cashews rather than the salted type, or the croccante will taste far too salty.

Ingredients

grapeseed or groundnut (peanut) oil, for greasing
200 g/7 oz/

Dessert
Snack
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Confectionery

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease a marble slab and a rolling pin.
Spread the cashew nuts out on a baking sheet and

Energy 2121kcal/889kJ; Protein 36g; Carbohydrate 246g, of which sugars 219g; Fat 117g, of which saturates 33g; Cholesterol 58mg; Calcium 94mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 1010mg