- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cream sherry
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 5 cups walnut halves
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
- Place the brown sugar, white sugar, salt, sherry, orange zest, and orange extract into a heavy saucepan, and stir until well combined. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat, stirring constantly; boil for 1 minute. Stir in the butter. Remove from heat, and stir in the walnut halves to coat with syrup.
- Spread the candied walnut halves out onto the prepared baking sheet, and allow to cool thoroughly, at least 1 hour. Break into bite-size chunks to serve.