Spiced Almonds – roasted with chilli, cayenne pepper, Tamari and a little sugar for a hint of sweetness. Seriously addictive and perfect for entertaining.
Do you have a bucket list of dishes that you’ve never made and keep meaning to get round to? I do and one such dish (or should I say snack) was flavoured roasted nuts.
I remember my mother being very impressed at a party she went to where the host made some spiced nuts and so for the last 15 years of more I’ve had that seed of a thought and never acted on it (dreadful I know).
Anyhow spying a bag of unopened blanched almonds in my cupboard yesterday and not having any baking plans for them I decided to bite the bullet and make my own Spiced Almonds. I read up on all sorts of different recipes including a couple from the Cranks series of books and this is my version as I wanted a savoury spicy nut with a slight hint of sweetness.
I have to say these Spiced Almonds were a huge hit here and were all eaten up – it was a miracle I had any to photograph as hubby’s paws kept reaching out for “just another one”!
Then my teenage son came home from school and he gave them the big thumbs up too. My daughter wasn’t keen as she’s not a big fan of spicy snacks so that just left more for the rest of us! These nuts are seriously dangerous as you just can’t stop eating them.
So if like me you’ve never made your own spiced nuts I urge you to try it as it’s so very simple and they taste so much better than the over salted nut mixes you can buy.
More nut/snack recipes you should try!
- Sticky Honey & Sugar Coated Roasted Almonds and Pecan Nuts – Coffee & Vanilla
- Spicy Roasted Cashew Nuts – Recipes from a Pantry
- Coffee Candied Almonds – Fuss Free Flavours
- Paprika Spiced Mixed Nuts – Farmersgirl Kitchen
- Smokey Maple Roasted Chickpeas (vegan ActiFry recipe) – Fab Food 4 All
- Sweet & Spicy Roasted Chickpeas – Fab Food 4 All
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Spiced Almonds
Ingredients
- 200 g Blanched almonds
- 1 tbsp Light olive oil
- 1/8 tsp Hot chilli powder
- 1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper
- 2 pinches of salt flakes ground between your fingers
- 10 g Caster sugar
- 1 tbsp Tamari soya sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180⁰C.
- In a bowl mix together the oil, spices, salt and sugar.
- Add the almonds and coat well.
- Spread a layer of almonds over a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Bake for 5 minutes on the top shelf of oven.
- Pour the Tamari over the nuts and toss well to coat.
- Bake for another 10 minutes turning the nuts halfway through the cooking time or until golden and dried out.
- Allow to cool on tray.
- Serve or will keep up to 3 days in an air tight container.
Richard
I’m not a nut lover, I never have been but my mother loves them, she’d love this recipe – I’m going to have to get some almonds to make them for her!
Camilla
Aah, what a lovely son you are:-) These nuts might just turn you!
Elizabeth
I’m afraid if I started eating these I would never stop – they look so lush! Fantastic flavours here, bookmarked!
Camilla
Exactly Elizabeth, I don’t even want to think of how many calories I scoffed that day LOL!
Emily Leary
They look delicious! Wish I had a bowl by me right now. Gorgeous photos too.
Camilla
Aaw, thanks Emily that means a lot coming from such a fab photographer:-)
Claire @foodiequine
Once I started I wouldn’t be able to stop with these! Savoury nuts and crisps are my nemisis. I have a recipe somewhere that I was given for some fantastic Jack Daniels nuts that I tasted at a party but have never got around to making. On day!
Camilla
You’re like me Ckaire I can wait about 2 or 3 decades before I get around to making a recipe!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate
Sounds seriously addictive, and I love it!
Camilla
Thank you Patricia, yes they are seriously dangerous:-)
Ursula Hunt
Almond are so good for you but i would prefer them this way
Camilla
Thanks Ursula – maybe a bit too moreish this way LOL
Laura@howtocookgoodfood
I love spiced nuts, especially with a glass of Sherry. These sound like would be very moreish indeed!
Camilla
Thanks Laura – yes perfect with a little tipple:-)
tiggerific1973
I love almonds and spice, thank you 🙂
Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla
Love the idea of adding some spice to the nuts, have this on my bucket list for a very long time as well, along with the sweet coated nuts which I only made last week… Thank you for mentioning my sticky nuts 😉
Camilla
Thank you Margot – we get round to these things eventually don’t we:-)
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry
I keep meaning to make honey roasted nuts and never get round to it.
Camilla
There’s always something isn’t there Bintu:-)