Honeyed walnuts

Most of the people must be knowing that walnuts are good for health.



Walnuts are omega-3 (polyunsaturated fat) rich food. Not the roasted ones. The roasted nuts lose their healthy properties.This unsaturated fat gets converted into saturated fat.



Walnuts are heart friendly nuts. After a full,unhealthy meal,eating a handful of walnuts protects your blood vessels from the harmful effect by maintaining their normal elasticity and flexibility. They also reduce LDL(bad cholesterol) levels but does not help much in improving HDL(good cholesterol) levels.This change is faster in females (10.6%) than in males (8.9%).



Daily intake of walnuts also protect you from developing diabetes .



So.........I tried a recipe.This is heart healthy.Also simple, quick and sticky.Be careful.

Preparation time:10 min.
Ingredients:

One and half cups sugar (substitute with jaggery if you want)
Half cup honey
9 oz (approx.250 grams) walnuts
half tsp vanilla extract ( kind of optional if you don't have it)
a pinch salt

You better keep all the ingredients near the stove.You'll not have much time to open the pantry and get the ingredients once you start making it.

First, combine sugar,honey & salt . Place them on a medium saucepan.Keep the burner in low heat.Do not stir much. After it boils,pour a few drops of the liquid in cold water.If that becomes hard like a smooth ball, its done (we are aware of this trick, right?).Remove from heat.

Add walnuts & vanilla extract.Let it cool slightly.Stir until it lightly thickens.Place this on a wax paper.You can even grease the cling wrap. Thats it.Let it cool.

Hey, I have to admit that I am not a good cook.I have started cooking from 6 months.Before that ,my cooking skills were zero. So,if you get a better idea than this ,you better do that.But honestly guys, it tasted good.