Oil-Free Roasted Cashews

You can easily make roasted cashews in your home oven. To roast cashews without oil, I use a little trick to keep them healthy but still flavourful.

Prep time: PT5M

Cook time: PT15M

Total time: PT20M

Rating

4.86 stars (7 reviews)

Keywords

meal prep

Ingredients

1 cup raw cashews
1 tsp spices and seasoning
1/2 tsp fine salt or 1 tsp kosher salt
1 to 2 tsp water

Cuisine

American
Global Cuisine

Steps

Mix 1/2 tsp fine salt or tsp kosher salt, 1 tsp spices and seasoning, and 1 to 2 tsp water together in a bowl.
Add 1 cup raw cashews and toss to coat. If the spices are clumping together, add more water 1 tsp at a time.
Spread the cashews on a baking pan, taking care not to crowd the pan (see Note 2).
Roast in the oven at 350 °F for 10–12 minutes, shaking halfway to turn (see Note 3).

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 421 kcal
Carbohydrates: 24 g
Protein: 14 g
Fat: 33 g
Saturated Fat: 6 g
Sodium: 591 mg
Sugar: 5 g
Unsaturated Fat: 24 g

Reviews

Gina on 2025-09-27 (5 stars):
Excellent! I bought a big bag of raw cashews for the first time, as I’m trying to get away from seed oils. This recipe was so easy and delicious! Thank you!!
jillene on 2025-09-15 (5 stars):
I made these nuts four times already. Such a great, simple recipe! Just now I used pecans and they're beyond YUM
Eliza on 2024-09-02 (5 stars):
I made a large batch of plain roasted & salted cashews using your oil-free recipe. They took 15 minutes in my oven. I turned them every 5 minutes. They turned out perfect. However, I live in Arizona and it's 110 degrees outside and it heated up the house to have the oven on. I saw my air fryer sitting on the counter and wondered if that would work. Not wanting to waste cashews, I "watered" & salted 1 cup of raw cashews. I set my air fryer for bake at 350 degrees, waited for it to preheat, then tossed the cashews right onto the tray. I set the timer for 5 minutes and stayed close by. At 2&1/2 minutes I could start to smell the cashews. I removed the tray, shook the the cashews, returned the tray, and cooked the remaining 2&1/2 minutes. They turned out wonderful, only took 5 minutes, and didn't heat up my kitchen!!
Paulee on 2023-08-20 (5 stars):
Thank you for all your hard work in putting all of this together for us!! :)
Jillene on 2023-03-14 (5 stars):
WOW yummmm I baked them longer, 15 minutes, in celsius oven. (175°) Made big glass dish plain and small dish with smokey paprika and chili powder. They're a bit squishy while hot, but getting crispier now. Gret recipe! THX
Emeline on 2022-05-17 (5 stars):
Thanks for the easy recipe! Made a big batch in preparation for the long weekend!