I don’t know why candied almonds aren’t a bigger thing. I personally like them pretty well, it makes them a little more palatable going down. But, I just don’t like how dry almonds are. Or maybe it’s just nuts in general. I don’t know. Maybe I’m weird about my nuts thanks to my dad.
However─in my book─candied almonds are the only proper way to eat whole almonds if you aren’t eating them with other stuff. Well, unless you have chocolate-covered almonds. Because those are bae and nothing beats chocolate covered anything.
But, candied almonds are a great gift in the sense you can eat them or add them as a topping to a dessert. Think Tastemade with their weird chocolate pasta thing that had candied hazelnuts on top. Yeah, that happened on their Snapchat story at one point. I don’t know. It was weird. And I really, really don’t like it.
Despite the weirdness that is Tastemade’s Snapchat (but I really appreciate their food puns, they’re on point), that doesn’t detract from the great tasting and healthy snack that is candied almonds. They’re a great gift around the holidays for your friends who like to keep their food choices healthy as they’re festive and easy to eat.
Candied Almonds
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°. In a small bowl stir brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon until evenly mixed.
Bring water, vanilla extract, and sugar mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
Add almonds and toss to coat.
Remove almonds with slotted spoon.
Arrange on greased baking pan.
Bake for 20 minutes, basting twice with reserved syrup.
Cool and store (airtight).