Honey Roasted Almonds

Honey roasted almonds are one of my favorite snacks to make at home! Sweetened almonds with a touch of salt are highly addictive!

I don’t know about you but I love candied nuts, these little treats are so addictive and so delicious that it’s hard to keep your hands off them. Whenever we go to farmer’s market I see these little shops selling delicious looking candied nuts.

There are walnuts, almonds, pecans, peanuts, hazelnuts etc. and they all come in so many flavors. Even if I want to buy some I end up buying nothing, simply because I get so confused with so many flavors that I finally just let it be. What an irony!

But then I thought it would be better to make them at home. I can make one flavor at a time, munch of it happily and then move on to the next flavor.

So I first tried these honey roasted almonds and let me tell you these are one of the easiest snacks/treats that you can make in very less time. Also the ingredients required for this recipe are almost always available in everyone’s pantry.

It always helps when a recipe doesn’t call for a fancy ingredient, saves my trip to the grocery store, which by the way happens a lot ever since I started blogging!

The good part is that these honey roasted almonds are delicious, the bad part? they are highly addictive! I think I have finished a bowl already! The recipe is super simple, all you need to make these delicious almonds is whole almonds, sugar, salt, honey and oil.

I added a pinch of cardamom powder but that it totally optional. These honey roasted almonds can be a great make ahead snack for any festive occasion like Diwali & Christmas. You can even gift them to your friends, pop them in a gift bag and tie with a beautiful ribbon.

Method

Measure 2 cups of whole almonds and place them on a baking sheet in a single layer. Place the baking sheet in an cold oven and then switch it on and set the temperature to 350 F degrees. Roast the almonds in the oven, stirring them twice in between till they are fragrant and roasted. This will take around 12-15 minutes.

While the almonds are in the oven, combined sugar and salt in a bowl. Set aside.

Meanwhile in a wide pan combine honey, cardamom powder, oil and water and bring it to boil on medium heat.

Take out the almonds from the oven and stir them into the boiling mixture.

Cook till all the liquid is absorbed by the almonds, this takes around 5 minutes.

Remove the almonds from stove top and transfer them into a bowl.

Pour the sugar-salt mixture on top of almonds.

Mix to coat all almonds. Make sure all almonds are completely coated.

Transfer the almonds to a parchment paper and let them dry completely.

Store in an airtight container and munch away!

Recipe modified from AllRecipes.com

Honey Roasted Almonds

Manali

Honey roasted almonds with a hint of salt. Highly addictive!

4.78 from 9 votes

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Servings 8

Calories 264 kcal

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups almonds
• ▢ 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 3 tablespoons honey
• ▢ 2.5 teaspoons oil I used canola oil
• ▢ 2.5 tablespoons water
• ▢ pinch cardamom powder

Instructions

 

• Measure 2 cups of whole almonds and place them on a baking sheet in a single layer.
• Place the baking sheet in an cold oven and then switch it on and set the temperature to 350 F degrees.
• Roast the almonds in the oven, stirring them twice in between till they are fragrant and roasted. This will take around 12-15 minutes.
• While the almonds are in the oven, combined sugar and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
• Meanwhile in a wide pan combine honey, cardamom powder, oil and water and bring it to boil on medium heat.
• Take out the almonds from the oven and stir them into the boiling mixture.
• Cook till all the liquid is absorbed by the almonds, this takes around 5 minutes.
• Remove the almonds from stove top and transfer them into a bowl.
• Pour the sugar-salt mixture over the almonds, stir to coat all almonds.
• Transfer the almonds to a parchment paper and let them dry completely.
• Store in an airtight container.

Notes

1. Using cardamom powder is optional, you can also add cinnamon, nutmeg etc.
2. A lot of recipes suggest using almond oil but I used canola oil in this recipe. Use any odorless/flavorless oil.

Nutrition

Calories: 264kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 7gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 146mgPotassium: 252mgFiber: 4gSugar: 14gCalcium: 94mgIron: 1.4mg

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 Honey Roasted Almonds