Best 19 Nut Crunch Recipes

CARAMEL NUT CRUNCH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Mix cookie crumbs and peanuts; stir in butter. Press onto bottom and up sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Fold candy bars into ice cream; spread into prepared crust. Drizzle with caramel and fudge toppings. Loosely cover and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours. If not serving right away, cover securely after it's frozen firm. If desired, drizzle with additional caramel and fudge toppings before serving.

CRANBERRY-APPLE NUT CRUNCH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine first four ingredients and mix well. Place in a 2-qt. baking dish; set aside. For topping, combine oatmeal, nuts, flour, sugar and butter in another bowl. Mix well; spoon evenly over fruit mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until fruit is bubbly and tender. Garnish with cranberries. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.

CHOCOLATE RAISIN NUT CRUNCH BARS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Beat egg slightly and add. Stir in milk and vanilla.
• Crush raisin bran cereal and blend with flour. Combine with other ingredients.
• Spread mixture into a 9 x 9 inch greased pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans. (May add extra raisins.).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. When cool cut into small squares.

POPCORN NUT CRUNCH

Steps:

• Place the popcorn and nuts in a lightly greased 5-qt. Dutch oven. Bake at 250° for 20 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and butter; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 290° (soft-crack stage). , Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and cinnamon. Pour a small amount at a time over popcorn mixture, stirring constantly until the mixture is well coated. , Immediately spread on greased baking sheets. Cool; break into pieces. Store in airtight containers.

CHEX™ HONEY NUT CHERRY CRUNCH

Steps:

• In large microwavable bowl, mix cereal and cashews.
• In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, honey, oil and salt uncovered on High about 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir butter mixture. Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated.
• Microwave uncovered on High 4 minutes, stirring every minute. Stir in cherries and sesame seeds. Microwave an additional 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool. Store in airtight container.

CARAMEL NUT CRUNCH

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt over medium heat for 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly., In a large heat-proof bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour hot syrup over cereal mixture; stir until well coated. Spread into greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 30 minutes or until crisp, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack until slightly firm.

HONEY NUT CHERRY CRUNCH CHEX MIX

Steps:

• In large microwavable bowl, mix cereal and cashews.
• In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and honey and salt uncovered on High about 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir butter mixture. Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated.
• Microwave uncovered on High 4 minutes, stirring every minute. Stir in cherries and sesame seeds. Microwave an additional 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool. Store in airtight container.

CASHEW NUT CRUNCH

Steps:

• Grease two baking sheets using 1 tablespoon butter; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water, corn syrup and remaining butter. Cook and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage), stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in the cashews. Quickly pour onto prepared pans. Spread with a buttered metal spatula. Cool on wire racks., Coarsely chop half of the candy and store in an airtight container. Use as an ice cream topping. Break remaining candy into pieces. Melt chocolate chips and shortening in a heavy saucepan or microwave at 70% power; stir until smooth. Dip one end of each candy piece into melted chips. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet to dry. Store in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE-NUT CRUNCH DESSERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, mix nut crunch ingredients. With pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Spread in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, heat chocolate chips, marshmallows and milk over low heat, stirring constantly, just until chocolate and marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth. Refrigerate about 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.
• In chilled large bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. Fold chocolate mixture into whipped cream. Fold 2 cups of the nut crunch into chocolate-cream mixture.
• In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, spread 1 cup of the nut crunch. Carefully spread chocolate-cream mixture over crunch. Sprinkle with remaining crunch (about 1 cup). Cover; refrigerate until set, at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.

~ PINEAPPLE - NUT CRUNCH COFFEE CAKE ~

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degree F. Spray an 8 x 8 baking dish or pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside. For the crumb mixture: I like to use my processor for crumble - mix flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Add butter and pulse about 10 times, then add nuts and pulse another 5 - 7 times until nuts are chopped. If using a bowl, combine flour, cinnamon and brown sugar, work in the butter until crumbly, then fold in nuts.
• 2. In a medium bowl, add the water and milk, mix then whisk in the sugar and Bisquick until smooth. Spread half the Bisquick mixture into the bottom of prepared dish. Sprinkle evenly with half the crumble mixture and then sprinkle evenly with the drained pineapple.
• 3. Spread remaining batter over the pineapple and then sprinkle the remaining crumble over the batter. Bake for 25 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• 4. Enjoy!

RIGATONI WITH EGGPLANT AND PINE NUT CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray large rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray; add eggplant and peppers. Cut tomatoes in half lengthwise; add to sheet. Using garlic press, squeeze 1 garlic clove onto vegetables. Drizzle vegetables with oil; toss. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast vegetables until tender, stirring often, 35 to 45 minutes.
• Combine 2/3 cup basil, 1/2 cup Parmesan, pine nuts, and 1 garlic clove in mini processor. Blend until crumbly. Season topping with salt.
• Blend tomatoes with juice, cream, 1 1/3 cups basil, and 1 garlic clove in processor until smooth. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• Cook pasta in pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally; drain. Return to pot. Toss with vegetables, sauce, and 1/2 cup Parmesan. Transfer to 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella and pine nut topping.
• Bake pasta until heated through, 25 to 35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes and serve.

CHEX PARTY MIX, MAPLE NUT, CON QUESO AND CARAMEL CRUNCH MIX.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Melt butter in a roasting pan in oven.
• Mix in seasonings.
• Gradually stir in all dry ingredients.
• Toss well.
• Bake at 250* for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• Spread on paper towel to cool.
• ------MapleNut-------.
• Melt the butter, sugar, extract together.
• Toss with remaining ingredients.
• Bake at 225* for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
• Cool on paper towels.
• ------ConQueso-------.
• Melt butter in a pan in the oven-stir in taco mix.
• Gradually add cereals, crackers and chips, stirring well.
• Bake at 250* for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
• Cool on apaer towel to cool.
• ------CaramelCrunch---------.
• Combine cereals, popcorn and nuts in an open pan.
• Melt other ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 3 min.
• Pour over cereal and toss well.
• Bake at 250* for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
• I think the reason some of these recipes call for melting in a roasting pan is to keep the dishes down.

CHOCOLATE NUT CRUNCH CLUSTER

Steps:

• melt butterscotch chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips with the paraffin wax in a medium saucepan until smooth.
• remove from heat and stir in peanuts and chow mein noodles until covered.
• Drop by the spoonful into 3inch cups or drop onto wax paper. Let the clusters set and cool before eating.
• Enjoy!

APPLE NUT CRUNCH WITH ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat the egg and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl.
• Combine sugar, flour, powder and cinnamon.
• Add to egg gradually and beat until smooth.
• Fold in apple and nuts.
• Spoon into an 8 inch greased pan.
• Baked for 25 minutes or until center tests done.
• Cool until still slightly warm.
• Cut into 9 squares and top each piece with a 1/4 cup of ice cream.

BANANA NUT CRUNCH MUFFINS (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 18 miniature muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Blend oats in a blender until consistency of flour. Add bananas, almond butter, milk, agave nectar, coconut oil, egg, vanilla extract, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt to oat flour and blend until batter is smooth. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 25 minutes.

CHOCOLATE-NUT CRUNCH DESSERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, mix nut crunch ingredients. With pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Spread in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, heat chocolate chips, marshmallows and milk over low heat, stirring constantly, just until chocolate and marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth. Refrigerate about 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.
• In chilled large bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. Fold chocolate mixture into whipped cream. Fold 2 cups of the nut crunch into chocolate-cream mixture.
• In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, spread 1 cup of the nut crunch. Carefully spread chocolate-cream mixture over crunch. Sprinkle with remaining crunch (about 1 cup). Cover; refrigerate until set, at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.

NUT CRUNCH

Steps:

• 1. Put nuts in a greased cookie sheet.
• 2. Cook butter and sugar over low heat in a heavy saucepan, stir constantly until the color of peanut brittle. Pour this mixture over the nuts. Cool. Break into chunks. Store in airtight container.

NUT CRUNCH

Steps:

• Sliver large, sense nuts like almonds and brazil nuts. Others can be left whole. You may add them at once to the mixture if you like a roasted quality in a nut. If not spread them on a buttered slab or pan and pour the syrup over them after cooking. Heat in a large heavy skillet, the sugar, butter and water. Cook rapidly and stir constantly about 10 minutes or until the mixture reaches the hard-crack stage 300 degrees. Add the nutmeats. Turn the candy quickly onto the buttered slab. Form into a shape about 1 foot square. When almost cool, brush with the chocolate. Before the chocolate hardens, dust with 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts. Break into pieces when cold

CHOCOLATE, NUT, AND RAISIN CRUNCH

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with nonstick aluminum foil. Set aside.Place the chocolate in a heavy small saucepan over low heat. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the chocolate has melted. Add the peanuts and raisins and blend well.Using a metal spatula, spread the chocolate mixture into a rectangle, approximately 6 x 5 inches (the mixture will be about 1/2 inch thick), on the prepared baking sheet. Freeze the chocolate mixture for 15 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the freezer and transfer the chocolate mixture to a heavy resealable bag seal the bag (make sure to get the air out of the bag). Using a mallet or blunt object, gently pound the mixture within the sealed bag until it is broken into small pieces. The Chocolate, Nut, and Raisin Crunch can be kept in an airtight container in the freezer for up to a month.From SINFUL SMOOTHIES: more than 130 dessert smoothies & other indulgences. Copyright © 2004 Donna Pliner Rodnitzky. All Rights Reserved.