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Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds with Buffalo sauce

Sweet with a tiny bit of heat make these Buffalo Almonds a crunchy snack that’s incredibly addictive. 

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MAIN INGREDIENTS

Raw Almonds – 1 and 1/2 cups of good quality Raw Almonds.

Hot Sauce – 1/4 cup of Frank’s Buffalo hot sauce, works good.

Sweetener – 1 tbsp of Honey, I have used, replace it with Maple syrup or any sweetener of your choice.

Chili powder – 1/2 tsp Chili powder for the heat. If you prefer mild spice cut the amount of chili powder or replace it with cayenne powder.

Garlic powder – 1/4 tsp of Garlic powder, add nice flavor to the dish

Salt – A dash of sea salt to taste OR regular salt as required.

INSTRUCTIONS

HERE ARE MY STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS WITH PHOTOS TO SHOW YOU EACH STEP

STEP 1 :

  • Preheat oven to 350*F / 180*C
  • In a sauce pan, whisk hot sauce, honey, chili powder, garlic powder and salt together over medium – low heat.

STEP 2 :

Turn off heat, then add the raw almonds, stirring so that almonds are coated well.

STEP 3 :

  • Pour almonds out onto a parchment lined baking tray.
  • Then bake in preheat oven for 10 to 12 mins (or until crispy)

STEP 5 :

  • Once baking time completed, remove the tray and allow them to cool down completely.
  • Serve it as a snacks or you can add them to salad bowl for additional flavors.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

Nuts – Buy good quality raw almonds.

Baking – Do not crowd the baking tray so there is space for the heat to roast the almonds.

Seasoning – If you like mild heat then cut back on the chili powder or replace it with cayenne powder.

Variations – Serve it as a snacks or you can add them to salad bowl and trail mix for additional flavors.

Storage – Roasted nuts will stay good up to about ten days, stored in airtight container at room temperature.

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Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds with Buffalo sauce

Author: Chili in a pod Cooking Method:Baking Courses:Snacks Recipe Keys: R roasted almonds T trail mix B buffalo almonds
Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 2 minutesBaking time: 12 minutesTotal time: 19 minutesServings:6 servings Best Season:Suitable throughout the year

Description

Sweet with a tiny bit of heat make these Buffalo Almonds a crunchy snack that’s incredibly addictive. 

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350*F / 180*C
  2. In a sauce pan, whisk hot sauce, honey, chili powder and garlic powder together over medium – low heat.
  3. Turn off heat, then add the raw almonds, stirring so that almonds are coated well.
  4. Pour almonds out onto a parchment lined baking tray.
  5. Then bake in preheat oven for 10 to 12 mins (or until crispy)
  6. Once baking time completed, remove the tray and allow them to cool down completely.
  7. Serve it as a snacks or you can add them to salad bowl and trail mix for additional flavors.

Notes & Tips

  • Nuts – Buy good quality raw almonds.
  • Baking – Do not crowd the baking tray so there is space for the heat to roast the almonds.
  • Seasoning – If you like mild heat then cut back on the chili powder or replace it with cayenne powder.
  • Variations – Serve it as a snacks or you can add them to salad bowl and trail mix for additional flavors.
  • Storage – Roasted nuts will stay good up to about ten days, stored in airtight container at room temperature.
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