Habanero Pepper Desserts

Sometimes spicy peppers such as habaneros are wonderful in sweet foods. Spicy peppers are classically paired with chocolate but are great in many other kinds of sweet foods.

Roasted Habanero Pepper Pumpkin Seeds

Using habanero pepper powder really heats up this classic fall snack of roasted pumpkin seeds. The habanero pepper goes great with the salt and sugar and complements the pumpkin flavor without overwhelming it.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon peanut or walnut oil
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon habanero pepper powder
1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
1 cup pumpkin seeds, cleaned

Directions

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

Toss the pumpkin seeds with the oil, sugar, salt, and habanero pepper powder.

Spread the seeds on a cookie sheet in a single layer and bake for 10-12 minutes until they turn golden.

Take out of the oven and sprinkle some more salt and habanero pepper powder on them.

Spicy Habanero Peanuts

A great and simple way to spice up a classic snack is to add the heat of habanero powder to peanuts. These peanuts are great to simply snack on while watching tv or as a great party snack to give your guests something extra.

Ingredients

4 cups of salted peanuts

3 tablespoons of habanero pepper powder

1 tablespoon olive or peanut oil

Instructions

Simply toss the peanuts with the oil and the habanero pepper powder and enjoy!

Spicy Honey Roasted Habanero Nuts

A great and simple way to spice up a classic snack is to add the heat of habanero powder to home made honey roasted nuts. These honey roasted nuts are great to simply snack on while watching tv or as a great party snack to give your guests something extra. The homemade honey roasted nuts blow away the store bought version.

Ingredients

4 cups mixed nuts, like cashews, almonds, macadamia nuts, or pecans
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cloves
3 tablespoons of habanero pepper powder

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Spread out the nuts on a baking sheet in a single layer.

Put the nuts in the oven and roast them for 10 to 15 minutes, until they just start to turn golden.

Take the nuts out of the oven and dump them into a large bowl.

While the nuts are baking you will make the honey coating for the habanero nuts.

Combine the honey and butter in a sauce pan with 1/2 of the sugar and bring to a boil over medium high heat while stirring occasionally.

Once it begins boiling stop stirring and let it boil for 5 minutes.

Combine the cloves, paprika, cinnamon, and habanero pepper powder with the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar.

Pour the boiling mixture over the nuts and stir well to even coat the nuts. Sprinkle the sugar mixture over the nuts and stir once more.

Spread out the coated nuts onto a cookie sheet and try to separate them with a spatula or tongs so they can cool off completely.

You can store the honey roasted habanero nuts in an airtight container for a week or two but they are best fresh and warm.