Cinnamon Sugar Almonds

Course Appetizer, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword cinnamon-sugar-almonds, roasted-cinnamon-sugar-almonds

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1

Cooling time 30

Total Time 1 35

Servings servings (1/4 cup)

Calories 260kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Preheat the oven to 250°F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 15x10x1.5-inch jelly roll pan.
In a medium-size mixing bowl using an electric mixer, beat together the egg white and vanilla extract on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes or until the egg white has expanded and looks creamy and light beige in color.
Add the almonds to the mixing bowl. Stir to evenly coat the almonds with the beaten egg white.
Pour the granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt into a large plastic storage bag. Seal the bag and shake to combine.
Drop the egg white coated almonds into the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Seal the bag and shake until the almonds are coated on all sides.
Pourthe almonds onto the prepared pan and spread in a single layer. 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes.
Bake for 1 hour stopping to stir every 15 minutes. Spread on wax paper and cool completely.
Store tightly covered at room temperature for up to 1 month.

Egg White: The egg white is what makes the cinnamon sugar stick to the almonds. When whipping the egg white patience is key. It takes a few minutes for it to expand and firm up. You don't have to worry about over beating in this instance as you would when making a cake or cookie batter. It does need to be done with a mixer, a whisk just doesn't get the job done.

Nuts: This recipe will work with other varieties of nuts, too. You can use walnuts, peanuts, hazel nuts, macadamia nuts, cashews or pecans. Checkout my Candied Cinnamon Sugar Pecans recipe here.

Spice: You could add a dash or two of ground nutmeg or use pumpkin pie spice, which includes ginger, to expand the flavor profile.

Serving Options: These candied almonds are terrific for sharing at Christmas, sweet snacking on their own or for chopping and using as a garnish on ice cream, desserts and cookies. You can also scoop them into a cellophane bag, tie the top with a pretty ribbon and give them as an appreciation gift to the kids teachers, friends, and neighbors.
Blanched Almonds: Blanched almonds are unsalted and readily available at most grocery stores and big box stores like Walmart, Sams and Costco.