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These are so delicious!! I had bought a large bag of unsalted nuts by mistake (I meant to buy salted) and was looking for a recipe to spice them up. This was super easy and they kept well in an airtight container. If your nuts aren't salted, you may need a bit more salt in the recipe. I'm making another batch today with just pecans. Yummy!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-02-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"coconutpatty"},"reviewBody":"I made these for Christmas, and everyone thought they were good. I made them again recently, but by mistake I bought a smaller can of mixed nuts. I didn't realize it until I had mixed all the spices together, but I went ahead and used the full amount anyway. Everyone loved them! 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