Beer nuts are a hit any time of year. Try this simple make ahead recipe at your next family party.

Yield: 5 cups
Ingredients:
1 cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons of allspice
5 cups of unsalted, roasted peanuts

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. Place peanuts into a large bowl.
3. Pour maple syrup and allspice into a small saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer and turn off heat and let cool slightly.
4. Pour warm maple syrup mixture over peanuts in the bowl and stir with a wooden spoon to coat peanuts thoroughly.
5. With a slotted spoon scoop peanuts from bowl and place into sieve and partially drain over the bowl while transferring peanuts onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat process until the baking sheet is full of nuts. Place any extra nuts on a second baking sheet.
6. Place baking sheet(s) in the oven and roast for 25-30 minutes or until mixture has darkened in colour. Be careful to watch that the nuts don't burn - the maple syrup will caramelize and burn easily, so it must be checked frequently.
7. Pull the nuts from the oven and transfer onto a single layer of parchment on a counter and let cool.
8. With a metal spatula, loosen the nuts from the paper and store in a fun bowl for eating right way or in an airtight container if making in advance.

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