- prep: 10 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 10 min
Summary
The peanuts in this recipe can be replaced with an equal quantity of almonds, cashews, or just about any other nut you have on hand.
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil or cooking spray, for baking sheet
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt, divided
- 2 tablespoons adobo sauce (from one 7-ounce can chipotle chiles in adobo; reserve chiles for another use)
- 1 cup unsalted roasted pepitas (green pumpkin seeds)
- 1 cup unsalted roasted peanuts
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 5
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 411 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 26 g 40.77%
- Saturated Fat: 4 g 21.24%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 515 mg 21.44%
- Calcium: 33 mg 3.33%
- Potassium: 186 mg 5.31%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 3 mg 14.09%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 40 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 4 g 16.21%
- Sugar: 32 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 3 g
- Vitamin A 0.91%
- Vitamin C 2.41%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat5
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs2
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total4 oz-eq