Name: Honeyed Cashews with Kosher Salt Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 5 cups
Ingredients: 4 1/2 cups raw cashews; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon water; 2 tablespoons honey; 4 teaspoons kosher salt

Why it works: Sugar and honey are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,932 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Honeyed Cashews with Kosher Salt Recipe

5 cups

Prep15 min

Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

389Calories

5 gProtein

26 gFat

38 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cashew	1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)	157
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Sugar + honeytop 22% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,932 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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