Gluten-Free Mixed Nut Bars
Crunchy sweet-and-savory mixed nut bars: toasted almonds, cashews, pecans and pumpkin seeds bound with a honey syrup cooked to the hard-ball stage, with a pinch of smoked paprika and flaky salt. Pressed into a pan and cut into 16 bars.
At a glance: This medium snacks recipe yields 16 servings in about 2h 5m (15 min prep, 20 min cook). It uses 9 ingredients — including mixed unsalted nuts, raw pumpkin seeds, honey — and walks through 6 steps. Updated . Browse more snacks recipes or return to all gluten-free recipes.
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Cross-Contamination Warning for Gluten-Free Mixed Nut Bars: When preparing this snacks recipe, many store-bought nut bars include oats, crisped cereal or syrups made from gluten grains. Roasted and mixed nuts can be processed on shared lines with grains, so check the labels. Hot sugar syrup causes serious burns.
Gluten-Free Notes for Gluten-Free Mixed Nut Bars: These bars are nuts, seeds and a honey syrup, with no flour or cereal. Use nuts, pumpkin seeds and vanilla labeled gluten-free, since nuts and seeds are often packed on shared lines.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Tips & Notes
- Cook the honey syrup to 260°F. Lower temperatures leave sticky mixed nut bars that bend; the hard-ball stage sets them crisp.
- Press the mixture hard into the pan while it is still hot. Tightly packed nuts hold together when you cut the bars.
- Wrap the mixed nut bars individually in parchment and store them airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Common questions
How long does Gluten-Free Mixed Nut Bars take?
Gluten-Free Mixed Nut Bars takes about 2 hours 5 minutes, including resting time: 15 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to cook, for 16 servings.
What should I check before making Gluten-Free Mixed Nut Bars with celiac disease?
Written with gluten-free ingredients. Use products labeled gluten-free, check labels, and ask your clinician about your own needs.
What cross-contamination risk is specific to Gluten-Free Mixed Nut Bars?
Check mixed unsalted nuts, such as almonds, cashews and pecans, raw pumpkin seeds, honey before they go into Gluten-Free Mixed Nut Bars. Many store-bought nut bars include oats, crisped cereal or syrups made from gluten grains. Roasted and mixed nuts can be processed on shared lines with grains, so check the labels. Hot sugar syrup causes serious burns.
How should leftover Gluten-Free Mixed Nut Bars be stored?
Wrap the mixed nut bars individually in parchment and store them airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week.
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