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. 

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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