Best 20 Spiced Almonds Recipes

SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Toast the almonds in a dry skillet over a medium heat, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Transfer the almonds to a bowl.
• In a small bowl, stir together the cumin, garlic, cayenne pepper and salt. Heat the oil in the skillet over medium heat. Stir the spices into the oil and cook, stirring until warm, about 30 seconds. Add the almonds and cook, stirring frequently, until the nuts are warm and the spices are evenly distributed. Add the hot pepper sauce and stir to distribute. Remove the almonds from the pan and allow them to cool before serving.

MOROCCAN SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, spices, salt, and pepper.
• To another medium bowl, add the egg white. Whisk briskly until frothy, about 30 seconds. Add the almonds and toss with a wooden spoon until coated. Add the spice mix and toss until the nuts are well-coated. Spread evenly on the baking sheet.
• Place in oven and bake, stirring once, until fragrant and toasted, about 45 minutes. Let cool completely and then serve. Nuts will keep well at room temperature in a sealed bag or jar for several days.

SPICED COUSCOUS WITH RAISINS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups hot water and raisins in small bowl. Soak raisins until softened, about 15 minutes. Drain water into large saucepan; reserve raisins. Add 2 tablespoons butter, wine, and saffron to pan; bring to boil. Stir in couscous. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion; cover and cook until translucent and tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Mix onion, reserved raisins, almonds, and cinnamon into couscous. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

SPICED MARCONA ALMONDS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment.
• Whisk together egg white, salt, cumin, and paprika in a bowl, then add almonds and toss to coat. Spread almonds evenly on baking sheet and roast until golden, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer nuts on parchment to a rack and cool completely (almonds will crisp as they cool). Loosen nuts from parchment with a spatula and transfer to a bowl.

COUSCOUS WITH SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• To prepare the almonds, heat the butter in a saute pan over medium heat until it is melted and bubbling. Add the almonds, cumin, turmeric, coriander, paprika, and salt. Saute until the almonds start to brown and the spices smell very fragrant, 4 to 5 minutes. Let cool.
• To prepare the couscous, heat the stock in a saucepan over high heat until boiling, then season with salt and pepper. Place the couscous in a large bowl, pour the hot stock over the couscous, and cover with foil. Let stand until the stock is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, coarsely chop the cooled almonds. When the couscous has absorbed the stock, fluff with a fork, add the almonds, and mix well. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.

SPICED COUSCOUS WITH RAISINS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups hot water and raisins in small bowl. Soak raisins until softened, about 15 minutes. Drain water into large saucepan; reserve raisins. Add 2 tablespoons butter, wine, and saffron to pan; bring to boil. Stir in couscous. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion; cover and cook until translucent and tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Mix onion, reserved raisins, almonds, and cinnamon into couscous. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

SPANISH SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300*F.
• Warm the oil in a small saucepan over low heat. Add paprika dn cumin, and stir 1 minute to mix and release flavors. Remove from heat when mixutre just begins to bubble. Move to a medium bowl, and stir in the almonds.
• Transfer almonds to parchment lined baking sheet, and bake 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle right away with salt, and move to wire rack. Let dry at least 2 hours before serving. Enjoy!

ORANGE SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the sugar, orange zest, cinnamon, allspice and ginger. In a small bowl, beat egg white and orange juice. Add almonds; stir to coat. Sprinkle sugar mixture over almonds; mix well. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 300° for 20 minutes. Remove to waxed paper to cool.

SUGAR SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Add almonds; toss to coat. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. , Bake at 250° for 30 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Cool. Store in an airtight container.

CUMIN-AND-PAPRIKA-SPICED MARCONA ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, whisk together the egg white, salt, 1 teaspoon of cumin, 1 teaspoon of paprika, and the cayenne. Add the almonds and toss to coat.
• Spread the almonds out evenly on the prepared baking sheet and roast until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes, shaking the pan halfway through. Transfer to a plate to cool for about 30 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/8 teaspoon of cumin and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon of paprika. Sprinkle this mixture over the cooled nuts. Store in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks.

SAVORY SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan, add butter. Bake in a 300° oven for 3-5 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir in the soy sauce, salt, ginger and garlic powder. Add almonds; toss to coat. Spread in a single layer. , Bake for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove to paper towels to cool. Store in an airtight container.

ROASTED SPICED PEARS AND FIGS WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• In an ovenproof 10-inch heavy skillet toast almonds in one layer in middle of oven until golden, about 5 minutes, and transfer to a bowl.
• Halve pears lengthwise and cut each half into 3 wedges, discarding cores. Quarter figs lengthwise.
• In skillet melt sugar and butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is melted completely and remove skillet from heat. With a knife halve vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape seeds into butter mixture. With a wooden spoon stir in vanilla pod, cinnamon, allspice, pears, and figs until coated and roast in middle of oven 20 minutes, or until pears are just tender. Remove pod and with spoon stir in almonds until coated well.
• Serve fruit mixture warm with sour cream.

COUSCOUS WITH SPICED RED SAUCE, CHICKPEAS, AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Place couscous in a small bowl. Cover with 1 cup boiling water. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; let couscous sit 10 minutes to soften. Fluff with a fork, and set aside.
• Heat sauce, cinnamon, and cumin in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chickpeas, raisins, and almonds, and heat until hot. Season with salt and pepper. Serve couscous topped with sauce, and garnish with parsley, if using.

SPICED SPANISH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F Coat a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Whisk brown sugar, cumin, paprika, thyme, salt and cayenne in a large bowl.
• Whisk egg white and water in a medium bowl until foamy.
• Add almonds to egg mixture and stir to coat; pour through a sieve to drain off excess egg white.
• Transfer the almonds to the bowl of spices; stir well to coat.
• Spread evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake the almonds for 30 minutes.
• Stir, reduce the oven temperature to 200F and bake until almonds are dry and golden, about 30 minutes more.
• Let cool before serving, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
• NOTE: Spanish Marcona almonds have recently become more popular and more available. They're a little flatter than ordinary almonds, with a richer flavor. Always skinned, most Marcona almonds have already been sauteed in oil and lightly salted when you get them. For this recipe, select unsalted and oil-free nuts if you can, though either will work well. You can find them in specialty stores.

HONEY-SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2. Heat a large sauté pan on high, and add olive oil. Add almonds to pan, toast for 1 minute stirring often, and reduce heat to low. Continue to stir until the almonds are light golden brown, 6-7 minutes. Add honey and spices, salt and sesame seeds and stir to coat evenly.
• 3. Spread nuts out evenly on to a large sheet tray and place in the oven until honey is dry, 10-15 minutes. Allow nuts to cool before serving.

SUGAR SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine almonds and olive oil in a bowl; toss to coat. Spread almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until toasted, about 15 minutes. Allow almonds to cool slightly.
• While almonds are baking, mix sugar, cinnamon, paprika, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle spice mixture over almonds and toss again. Spread almonds in a single layer and continue to bake until spices are fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Cool before serving.

SPICED ALMONDS FOR THE TAPAS BAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Grind salt and paprika in a mortar and pestle or a coffee grinder till fine.
• Place almonds on cookie sheet and toast for 5-10 minutes.
• Pour into a glass bowl and toss in 1 tablespoon oil to coat using more if needed.
• Add seasonings stirring to coat.
• Serve at room temperature.

SPICED SPANISH ALMONDS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 275°F. Coat a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. 2. Whisk brown sugar, cumin, paprika, thyme, salt and cayenne in a large bowl. Whisk egg white and water in a medium bowl until foamy. Add almonds and stir to coat; pour through a sieve to drain off excess egg white. Transfer the almonds to the bowl of spices; stir well to coat. Spread evenly on the prepared baking sheet. 3. Bake the almonds for 30 minutes. Stir, reduce the oven temperature to 200° and bake until the almonds are dry and golden, about 30 minutes more. Let cool before serving, about 20 minutes.

SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix all the spices together. In a large bowl, toss the nuts with the oil, then toss with the spice mixture to coat.
• Spread the nuts out over a rimmed baking sheet. Toast, stirring often, until the nuts are fragrant and lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Let the nuts cool completely on the baking sheet before serving.
• For Orange-Fennel Almonds: Mix 1 teaspoon grated orange zest, 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper together. Substitute the orange zest mixture for the spice mixture and 1 tablespoon olive oil for the canola oil. Before serving, toss the nuts with 1 teaspoon more grated orange zest.
• For Spicy Chipotle Almonds: Mix 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, 3/4 teaspoon chipotle chile powder, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and 1/4 teaspoon pepper together. Substitute the cumin mixture for the spice mixture and 1 tablespoon olive oil for the canola oil.

SPANISH INSPIRED SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170°C Line a baking tray with baking paper.
• Melt the butter and olive oil together, using a large frying pan over a medium heat.
• Add the almonds and garlic. Stir constantly for 4 to 5 minutes or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towel. Discard the garlic and place the almonds in a large bowl.
• Using a mortar and pestle, grind the salt and coriander seeds to a powder. Add the sugar and spices. Mix well.
• Add the egg white to the spice mix. Add the almonds and toss well.
• Spread the almonds on the baking tray and toast in the oven for 5 minutes.
• Remove almonds from the oven and cool completely on the baking tray.
• Store the almonds in an airtight container for up to a week.