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Grill Roasting Makes These Five Spice Cashews Perfect

Last Modified On: July 10, 2026

These five spice roasted cashews are certain to drive you nuts.

Inspired by Carolyn Malcoun of Eating Well magazine, these nuts have a pleasant Asian lilt to them. Tossed in five spice powder then roasted to perfection on the grill, these nuts will disappear as soon as you serve them at you next tailgating adventure or backyard cookout.

Be sure to visit our “how-to” post on party nuts here to learn more about grill roasted nuts including the best tools for grilling the nuts, suggested ingredients for customizing this and other recipes and so much more!

A pile of lightly glazed cashew nuts

Five Spice Cashews Recipe

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Take party snacks to a new level thanks to these delicious five spice roasted nuts that are prepared on the grill.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling time 2 hours
Servings: 1 pound
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American, Chinese
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients
 
 

Method
 

  1. Preheat your grill/smoker to 225°F (107.2°C) in the indirect zone.
  2. Soak the nuts in water for 10 minutes and drain well.
  3. Mix the juice with the spice and salt, stir in the nuts and coat.
  4. Place on an oiled grill topper and smoke for 30 minutes, stirring and flipping after 15 minutes. Take them off, spread the out in a pan and let them cool and harden thoroughly for about 2 hours.

Notes

About the salt. Remember, Morton’s coarse kosher salt is half the concentration of table salt so if you use table salt, use half as much. Click here to read more about salt and how it works.

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