Hot and Spicy Almonds

Name: Hot and Spicy Almonds
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon cumin, Ground; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder; 3 cups natural almonds; sea salt, to taste

Submitted by HappyBunny

"I adopted this recipe a while ago and have changed the amount of salt. The original recipe called for 1/2 cup which seemed far too much."

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photo by French Tart

Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 4

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon cumin, Ground
¹⁄₂ teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cayenne powder
3 cups natural almonds
sea salt, to taste

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt the butter in a medium-size saucepan.
Add worcestershire sauce, cumin, sugar, garlic powder and cayenne pepper.
Cook over low heat for 2 - 3 minutes.
Add the nuts and stir to coat evenly with seasonings.
Spread the nuts on an ungreased baking sheet and toast for 15 minutes, turning occasionally.
Remove from the oven and toss with sea salt.
Cool.

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Reviews

I loved the combination of spices, but the 1/2 cup salt was too much. Will try again with less salt. Thanks for posting.

Sandy Kay
I only used 1 cup of almonds as I am by myself at the moment! I still used the full amount of cayenne pepper and cumin however, as I love spicy things. These were delicious and so easy to make. I added sea salt to taste and also a sprinkling of smoked paprika for an extra depth of flavour, Made for Hot and Spicy in the Photos forum, merci HappyBunny! FT:-)

French Tart
What a great way to jazz up almonds! Just added a sprinkle of salt, instead of 1/2 cup, still tasted awesome. I will definitely be stocking up on these before Christmas. Thanks for posting!

Jetje
These tasted awesome, it is a great basic spice mixture! Next time I'll start with 1/8 cup of salt, adding more as needed, a speck more sugar, and a few drops of liquid smoke.

Teresa M