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How to Make Crispy Nuts

Ingredients

  • Nuts of your choice raw
  • 1 tbsp. sea salt per lb. of nuts
  • Water to cover

Instructions

  • our the nuts into a glass bowl.
  • Add the salt to the bowl.
  • Fill it with enough water to cover the nuts.  They'll absorb a decent amount of water, so ensure you add enough (you can add more later if needed).
  • Allow this to sit overnight, or about 12 - 18 hours. (There is one exception -- cashews.  They shouldn't be soaked longer than 7 hours.)
  • The next day, pour the water off and rinse the nuts several times until the water is clear.
  • Then spread them on a dehydrator tray.  If you don't have a dehydrator, you can spread the nuts on a tray and put them in your oven as low as it goes (mine goes to 170ºF).  It won't preserve the rawness of the nuts, but it works.
  • Put the tray into your dehydrator (if you have one). Dry at 115ºF (which will preserve the rawness) for several hours until crisp.  It will only take 2 - 3 hours in an oven; it may take 12 or more in a dehydrator.