Sweet Roasted Almonds
Roasted Almonds in caramelized sugar and select spices. An easy Christmas recipe and a great winter snack.
Equipment
- Pan
- Spatula
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- 200 gm Almonds
- 100-120 gm Sugar
- 5 gm Lebkuchen Gewurz i.e Lebkuchen Spice mix OR 3 gm Cinnamon Powder, 1 gm clove powder and 1 gm Nutmeg Powder
- 60-70 ml Water
- 1 Pk Vanilla Sugar
Instructions
- Roast the almonds on medium heat in a pan for 2-3 minutes. Keep them aside.
- Add water to the pan. Add sugar and vanilla sugar and spice mix. Let it come to a boil.
- Add roasted almonds. Cook on medium heat.
- First, the sugar will melt and there will seem to be a lot of liquid.
- Slowly, the liquid will thicken and then it will dry.
- You can either remove the almonds at this stage and transfer them to a baking sheet for cooling. Once cooled they are ready to be eaten, OR cook them further on medium heat.
- In a few minutes, the sugar will start caramelizing and form a nice glossy coat on the almonds.
- Turn off the heat and transfer the almonds to a baking sheet. Let them cool.
- Once cooled, separate the almonds that are stuck to each other.
- Store in an air-tight container.