Cinnamon-Toasted Almonds Recipe
Cinnamon-Toasted Almonds Recipe
Author: Cynthia Lee
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 4
- Calories: 170
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated fat: 1 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 35 mg
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Crusty cinnamon-toasted almonds are a wonderful and delicious treat to bring to family gatherings or holiday parties. The commercially available ready-to-use roasted almonds usually contain sugars, oils and other preservatives. They lose their taste after some time and therefore are not good from the health point of view.
Ingredients
- Egg whites - 2
- Vanilla extract - 6 teaspoons
- Unbalanced almonds - 4 cups
- Sugar - ⅓ cup
- Packed brown sugar - ⅓ cup
- Salt - 1 teaspoon
- Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon
Instructions
- Break two large eggs into a large mixing bowl and separate their yolks (yellow portions).
- Transfer the yolks to a small bowl and place them in the refrigerator for use elsewhere.
- Now top the white portion (albumen) remaining in the large bowl with 6 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
- Use a round whisk to beat the two ingredients until they form a downy mixture.
- Add in 4 cups of whole almonds and stir gently to coat them thoroughly, using a large spoon.
- Sprinkle the almond mixture with ⅓ cup of sugar and the same ratio of brown sugar.
- Dust with 1 teaspoon of salt and ½ a teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
- Now mix up the ingredients until everything is combined and all the almonds are coated well.
- Divide the cinnamon-almond mixture equally among two pre-greased baking pans.
- Place the pans in your oven and set its temperature at 300° C.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the almonds are nicely browned and crunchy, stirring once in between.
- Remove the baking pans and set aside until completely cool.
- Your cinnamon-toasted almonds are now ready; serve straight away or store in an air-tight container.