Spiced Chocolate Almonds
Ever since I’ve realized how easy it is to make candied nuts, I’ve been obsessed. I decided to make a recipe inspired by one of my favorite childhood winter treats: Mexican hot chocolate. When it’s cold out, the spices in Mexican hot chocolate really hit that warm spot in your belly!
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 60 min
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: about 1 pound of nuts 1x
- Category: Gifts
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb almonds
- 1 egg white
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 2 T vanilla extract
- ¼ cup good quality cocoa powder (sifted)
- 1 T cinnamon
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees
- Beat egg white until frothy. Add the vanilla extract.
- Add the almonds and mix until they’re all coated in egg white.
- In a separate bowl, combine the white sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and salt.
- Add the sugar mixture to the almonds, combine, spread an even layer on a half sheet tray lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- Cook for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Let cool completely before storing in an airtight container; store up to two weeks
Notes
I recommend making two batches: one for yourself and one to put in little bags to give out as gifts! Your office, club, or neighbors would be delighted because, after all, edible gifts are the best kind of gifts!
Find it online: https://www.flourandco.com/spiced-chocolate-almonds/