Swedish Nuts

Ingredients:
3-1/2 cups mixed nuts without peanuts *
1/2 cup butter
Two egg whites
1 cup measurable sweetener (such as Splenda)
Salt to taste (omit if using salted nuts)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325-degrees.

Toast nuts on jelly roll pan for ten minutes.

Remove nuts and melt butter on pan.

Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; add Splenda and salt and beat until glossy. Fold toasted nuts into egg white mixture.

Spread nuts onto jelly roll pan. Bake for 30 minutes at 325-degrees turning nuts with spatula every ten minutes.

* No-salt or lightly salted nuts are recommended.

Recipe makes three party bowls of nuts. Each five to seven nut serving contains about three carbohydrates.