Caramelised Cashew Nuts

Yes. The ingredients — cashews, sugar, natural honey, salt — are all vegetarian. Honey is the only ingredient some vegetarians choose to avoid on ethical grounds, so if that matters to you personally, it's worth knowing it's in there rather than assuming a "vegetarian-friendly" snack is automatically honey-free.

Yes. Honey should not be given to children under 12 months because it can contain bacteria that cause infant botulism. Our product also contains whole cashews, which can present a choking risk for children under 5 years. For these reasons, this product is not suitable for babies or young children.

Caramelised cashew nuts contain 35g of carbohydrate per 100g and are made with sugar and natural honey. They are therefore a sweetened snack that is best enjoyed as part of a balanced diet. The NHS recommends that adults have no more than 30g of free sugars per day.

Yes, cashews do carry some calcium naturally, and unlike dairy sources, it comes without lactose. It is useful if you're avoiding dairy for that reason. It's a modest contribution rather than a substantial one, though; nobody should be relying on a bag of cashews to hit their calcium targets. Most healthy adults need around 700mg of calcium per day from a varied and balanced diet.

No, there are no dairy ingredients listed in our recipe. The ingredients are cashews, sugar, natural honey, and salt. The product is also processed on equipment that handles wheat, peanuts, sesame, and other tree nuts.

Cool, dry, out of direct sunlight, and resealed properly between servings — humidity is what turns a crisp caramel coating soft and slightly sticky faster than anything else. A kitchen cupboard away from the hob or a sunny windowsill works better than anywhere warm or damp.

Honey-roasted usually means the honey goes on before or during roasting, giving a thinner, stickier glaze baked into the nut. Caramelised involves actually cooking sugar to a caramel stage and coating the nut in that — thicker, crunchier, more of a shell than a glaze. This product does both: honey and caramelised sugar together, which is part of why the texture reads as more substantial than a typical honey-roasted cashew.

You can buy Salted Caramelised Cashew Nuts online from NutsOasis. Order direct rather than hunting supermarket shelves, where caramelised or honey-roasted cashews often sell out fast or only turn up around the festive season.