
My dad loves any type of nut; cashews, pecans, macadamias, he’ll pretty much nosh on anything you put in front of him, but almonds are probably his favorite. Every Valentine’s Day my mom would drive us across town to the local candy shop to pick up a pound of chocolate covered almonds. We would have them wrapped at the store in heinous foil wrapping paper and eagerly present them to him when he got home from work. In typical dad awesomeness, he always pretended as though he had no idea what was enclosed in the small foil wrapped box.
About 5 years ago, I was wondering through our local mall and noticed an enticing sugary aroma wafting through the air. Being a sugar freak, I followed the intriguing smell directly to a counter that was roasting and glazing all types of nuts perfectly packaged in cellophane cones. I just so happened to be headed back home that weekend, so I picked up three pack and tucked them away for my dad. As you may have guessed, these sugary almonds were his version of bliss.
This weekend, I thought I’d try my hand at making a version of these Candy Coated Almonds in my own kitchen. The process is really simple and as a little bonus, the sweet blend of vanilla and almonds will fill your house with an amazing scent. Trust me, after one whiff of the vanilla goodness, your family will be hanging out in the kitchen just waiting for these babies to cool down enough to start eating them.
Package these delectable candy coated nuts in small cellophane bags or serve them up in homemade parchment cones and you’ll have the perfect homemade gift for any nut lover! I added little felt hearts to my cones for a little Valentine’s Day flair.
- Bavarian Vanilla Almonds {Candied Nuts}
- Bavarian Vanilla Almonds {Candied Nuts}
Yield: one pound candied nuts
Ingredients:
1 egg white
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract if you are using regular granulated sugar instead of vanilla sugar
1 tablespoon water
1 pound almonds or pecans
3/4 cup of vanilla sugar (if you do have vanilla sugar, simply substitute regular granulated sugar)
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoons of Vanilla Fleur de Sel (if you do not have Vanilla Fleur de Sel simply substitute fine grain sea salt)1 egg white
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract if you are using regular granulated sugar instead of vanilla sugar
1 tablespoon water
1 pound almonds or pecans
3/4 cup of vanilla sugar (if you do have vanilla sugar, simply substitute regular granulated sugar)
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoons of Vanilla Fleur de Sel (if you do not have Vanilla Fleur de Sel simply substitute fine grain sea salt)Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine egg white, vanilla extract and water. Beat mixture until frothy. Stir in almonds and mix to coat.
3. Gently combine sugar, cinnamon, and sea salt and stir into almond mixture, thoroughly coating all nuts.
4. Evenly spread nuts onto prepared baking sheet and place into oven.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
6. When cool, pack in an airtight jar. They will keep at room temperature for about 2 weeks.
1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine egg white, vanilla extract and water. Beat mixture until frothy. Stir in almonds and mix to coat.
3. Gently combine sugar, cinnamon, and sea salt and stir into almond mixture, thoroughly coating all nuts.
4. Evenly spread nuts onto prepared baking sheet and place into oven.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
6. When cool, pack in an airtight jar. They will keep at room temperature for about 2 weeks.
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Oooh these sound delicious…and totally dangerous. We could probably get through an entire bowl without even blinking…!
“Being a sugar freak” hehehe
These look awesome. I will definitely be giving them a try. Nothing like a little sweet with a somewhat healthy snack.
I make a version of this with Chinese five spice powder and cayenne. Or cardamom and vanilla. Or cinnamon sugar. So many delicious choices!
Cute presenation!
YUM! I made candied nuts on a whim recently and they were good, but I’m sure they would have been better had I actually followed a recipe!
I love the nuts from the mall. I can smell them from a mile away! These look wonderful
YUMMY! I love getting these at the mall and at sporting events. Can’t wait to try making them at home!
Queen, I sure hope you have some of these on the way to my house, I don’t think I’ve had these before! They look awesome! lol
Dad-
Nope, you’ve never had them homemade. This is the first time that I have made them, but I’ll be sure to bring some next time I’m in town!
-J
WOW! Love it! Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
I make these every year for my holiday gift baskets but I’ve never done a vanilla version. Great idea that I must try!
Love these, Jamie, and the packaging is adorable.
Love candied almonds! Great presentation as well!
The felt hearts mean their heartfelt, right?
I LOVE candied nuts, can’t wait to try this one!!!
Queenie, V day is coming up!!! do I need to go to the candy store.?…or are you going to bring some home for your daddy? They look great!!!!!
One time when I was really sick and missed a whole week of school, all I basically ate was candied almonds. Oh the memories…
Mmmm. I love nuts. They are amazing in any form, candied, chocolated covered, roasted, butterered (as in like peanut butter ;D). So I’m deffinately going to want to make these in the near future!
These look amazing! I love candied nuts… Especially almonds!
Candied nuts never last too long under my watch. They’re too delicious and I use the excuse that they’re “healthy”!
I think I’ll make these right now. Life is good.
I made these yesterday using pecans! AWESOME!
My hubby said these were better than the store bought ones.
Made these yesterday and they were spectacular. I could not believe how easy they were to make.
Thanks for the recipe!
Awesome, I am so happy you enjoyed them!
Drrroooolll!
I will be making these this weekend. Can’t wait! xx
these are gorgeous and I love the story behind it. isn’t is so great how food brings us back to those innocent and wonderful times from our past?
These remind me of when I used to live in London. During the winter it would be terribly cold but there would be these little stands on the side of the road with a guy cooking some of these nuts and I would always grab some. You couldn’t help it cause they always smelled amazing and brought me warmth and comfort on those cold days…! Thanks for sharing the recipe, I am so excited to make them now!
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I love nuts too! You did such a lovely presentation with them and I can see how these would make a lovely home-made gift any time of the year. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Pardon the dumb question but I never have put nuts by themselves in the oven…the are usually inside cookies =)
When you say “stirring every 15 mins” is that just to prevent them from sticking to the parchment paper or do I have to worry about actually burning them? An hour sounds long for nuts when cookies take around 10mins!
The pictures look very tempting =)
These look so incredibly yummy! Thanks for posting, can’t wait to try this recipe out
These are also great as pretty edible decorations on top of a cake. My mother made them for my last brithday, they were a great touch to a chocolate cake.
These are also great as pretty edible decorations on top of a cake. My mother made them for my last brithday, they were a great touch to a chocolate cake.
These looking amazing! Candied Nuts are my favorite! I know what I am doing tonight
Check it out! I kept my word and tackled these delicious nuts! They turned out great!
hmmm, yummy,
i am living in munich and although you can buy these almonds on every corner, i still can`t get enough of them….
These nuts look amazing! I’m thinking of making them for a friend’s birthday but I’ve never tried making my own nuts before.
May I know if I should use raw or toasted almonds in this recipe? Thanks a lot in advance!
E L-
I used a bad of nuts from Costco, I am pretty sure they were raw, but I cannot remember for certain. Thanks for stopping by!
-Jamie
Thanks for the tip Jamie!
I love Bavarian almonds! I first had them at the Munich Christkindlmarkt when I was 12. I came across them again about a year ago at a Nut Hut in a mall in Tulsa!! I’m in heaven, and because I found this recipe, I’ve advanced to a higher circle. Thanks for sharing!!
Love these nuts, am giving them as gifts to family this christmas, have you any idea how you would make a savoury version, for example Chilli and lemon?
YUM – These look amazing! I would love to invite you to share these, and any other posts, at my Creative Thursday Link Party at http://www.michellestastycreations.blogspot.com. Have a great weekend.
Wonder if I can use allspice instead of cinnamon?
Claire-
You can substitue cinnamon but because of the strong flavor, it is only suggested tp use about 1/4 the amount the recipe calls for. Good luck and I hope this helped!
-Jamie
Hi, i have read the post many times to try to understand my question… but i dont so i have to ask hihihi. What is the difference between both recipes you posted? For how long you think they last in the cellophane bag? Thaanks!
My dad loves candied nuts too; I’m going to have to give your recipe a try! Thanks for posting – and your pictures are adorable!
I absolutely love the fact that you put in your recipes, if you do not have a particular ingredient, subsititutions…….I wish everyone did that. Kudos to you……
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