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Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Almonds

Last updated on August 6, 2022 By Anna 7 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

Candied almonds are so handy to have around this time of year. You can give them as gifts, serve them at parties and sprinkle them on salads. And there are so many different ways to make them! I really like these Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Almonds.

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Sweet Almond Butter

And in addition to all those things, you can grind them into a non-clumpy, non-grainy sweet almond butter. These almonds really are sweet, so if you do grind them into butter I suggest throwing in an equal part of unsweetened almonds to balance the sweetness. That's up to you, but the candied almonds should transform into a creamy butter and not clump up, which is what always happens when I try to add honey or maple syrup to unsweetened ground almond butter.

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Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Almonds Nielsen Massey

So serve the almonds as is or grind them into butter. The original recipe is from Nielsen Massey. My family liked the almonds made with the full amount of sugar, but I think they might better with a tad bit less.

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Recipe

candied almonds

Cinnamon Vanilla Almonds

Anna
These are sweet, spicy, almonds flavored with vanilla extract and almond extract. This recipe calls for a very generous amount of sugar mixture, so feel free to use less. I recommend pouring in about ¾ of the sugar mixture, then adding the rest if you feel the almonds need more coating.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
 

  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 cups whole almonds

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick foil.
  • In a medium bowl, combine sugars, cinnamon, salt and cayenne pepper; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk egg white until frothy, then whisk in vanilla and almond extracts. Add almonds and stir to coat. Then add about ¾ of the sugar mixture and stir well. If you feel like the almonds need more sugar mixture, stir in the rest.
  • Bake at 250 for 65-75 minutes, gently stirring every 15 minutes.
  • Let cool completely and keep in an airtight container.
Keyword Candied Almonds, Cinnamon Vanilla
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  1. Anna

    December 08, 2016 at 7:10 am

    I've never made candied almonds in the crock pot, but I just did a Google check and there are a few different recipes. Betty Crocker has one that's similar to this one. Now I want to try. Thanks for the idea :).

    I noticed they also have a recipe for Chex Mix made in the slow cooker.

  2. C. L.

    December 07, 2016 at 10:36 pm

    could you do this in a crock pot? if so, how long would you leave it on low?

  3. Maria @ kitchenathoskins

    December 05, 2016 at 2:57 am

    Love the almond butter idea. We always stir in honey with regular almond butter to sweeten. This sounds very interesting!

  4. Katrina

    December 03, 2016 at 9:24 pm

    Mmmm!

  5. Sonya

    December 03, 2016 at 9:57 am

    I love the idea to make these into a sweet almond butter, which also sounds like a great gift idea 🙂

  6. Anna

    December 02, 2016 at 3:48 pm

    Fixed! I meant to change that and forgot. I have almond paste on the brain because I need to buy some for Rainbow Cookies.

  7. Jerry

    December 02, 2016 at 3:41 pm

    It says almond paste in the description but I don't see it in the ingredient list.

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