Spicy Clusters

[cat lover]

These are good to pair up with a small ****tail party of snacks and drinks


1 cup cooking oats
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup salted peanuts, chopped
1/4 cup white sesame seeds
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 cup butter, cut in pieces


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.On parchment paper lined baking sheet, mix oats and next 5 ingredients. Bake for 10 minutes until toasted. Remove from oven and set aside. In a heavy saucepan over medium high heat, combine brown sugar and next 5ingredients, cooking until candy thermometer registers 290 degrees. Add butter, stirring well. Pour sugar mixture over nut mixture and mix well.Coat additional parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray and place over nut mixture. Place a heavy baking sheet over parchment paper to flatten nut mixture. Return to oven and bake for 6 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. When completely cool, break into pieces. 6 servings