Easy-to-make, addicting, sweet, crunchy, candy coated cinnamon roasted almonds just like you get at the mall.
I don’t know if it’s every mall in the US, or if it’s just ours, but every year at Christmas time vendors set up and sell freshly made candied cinnamon roasted almonds. The smell from these crunchy, sweet cinnamon glazed almonds fills the entire mall and I can’t resist taking a sample or two as I pass by.
The almonds are a little bit expensive to buy, but pretty inexpensive to make at home. I always keep a big Costco size bag of raw almonds in my fridge for healthy snacks, so I almost always have the ingredients to make this sweet treat any time. Which could be dangerous because it really is impossible to eat just one.
There is a little bit of controversy online about whether you should cook them until the sugar crystallizes and the coating becomes furry or if you should cook them a little longer until the sugar melts again. I like them both ways and I think you will too.
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups almonds
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Combine the brown sugar, water, cinnamon and salt in a saute pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add the almonds and cook, stirring constantly, until the liquid evaporates and leaves a candy coating on the almonds.
- Pour the almonds onto a baking sheet lined with parchment or waxed paper. Spread in to a thin layer, separating the almonds if necessary.
- Roast in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
- *You can skip the roasting if you're using roasted almonds.
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Oh, delicious and so addictive! They’d disappear fast at my place….
Cheers,
Rosa
I made cinnamon sugar roasted almonds about this time last year but I didn’t do the stovetop/boiling. Now THAT looks like the secret to getting that really thick coating on them, which I Love! Yours look PERFECT!
These do look just like the ones you see in the stores! What a perfect holiday gift!
I love candied almonds. I actually just made a batch of candied pecans/almonds today Barbara! Happy Thanksgiving
I’ve never “done up” nuts. I always do simple roasting but no more. I’m going to make these this year!
Quel bonheur, je les adore, les doigts dedans et je ne peux plus m’arrêter de grignoter.
Bonne fin de semaine
Valérie.
Holy delicious! I love the smell of these every time I go to either a sporting event or the farmers market. Now I can make them at home!!!
o my you are torturing me with these candied nuts! I dare not to make them because they all ended up in my belly!
Love these almonds!! The perfect sweet treat
This is one of my most favorite snacks, but I always buy some. I so need to make some now, love your fun recipe! Hugs, Terra
Love the aroma of these almonds at the mall. Makes a great gift too.
Perfect Holiday Snack.
MmmmmmMMM. xx
the vendors pop up here with their tempting roasted nuts after Thanksgiving as well.
Now that you reveal the secret I’m gonna make my own and stop paying the high price
Wow, Barbara, wow! But these must be so addictive! They are so pretty… and mmmm there really is something so festive and Christmassy about these almonds.
I go through phases where nuts either don’t appeal to me or I’m craving them constantly. Right now, almonds are the only nut that even tastes good to me! I don’t get it! So, obviously, these look great!
I’ve got to add these to my holiday gift baskets! These almonds look too good to pass up… not sure I’ll be able to let them go once I make them though!