These honey-roasted almonds are irresistibly delicious! The little bit of spice is subtle and surprisingly good. Make these honey almonds once and you will make them over and over.
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My hubby used up a whole bag of almonds from Costco making these spicy, roasted almonds with honey and raw sugar; I want more! We’ve tried several recipes for honey almonds.
This is a combination of many experiments. This recipe is the best we’ve tried and we think you’ll agree. Easy and not too sticky. Note: the bulk of this recipe came from the lemons and anchovies blog.
Ingredients for honey roasted almonds:
2 1/2 cups raw almonds
3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
3/4 tsp kosher salt
1/4 cup honey
1/8 cup raw sugar
How to Make the best roasted almonds:
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
1. Line a large rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mix 3/4 tsp kosher salt and 1/8 cup raw sugar.
3. Melt honey in a non-stick skillet over medium heat just until it’s liquidy.
4. Add almonds and sprinkle with cayenne pepper. Mix until almonds are coated. Remove from heat.
5. Spread nuts in a single layer over the lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 350°F.
6. Remove from oven and let almonds cool on the counter 5 minutes, then toss them in the raw sugar/salt mixture.
7. Place the almonds back onto the baking sheet or on the parchment paper and let them cool completely.
Now enjoy them. I wish we hadn’t eaten them up so quickly!
Spiced Honey Roasted Almonds
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups raw almonds
- 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/8 cup raw sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line a large rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix 3/4 tsp kosher salt and 1/8 cup raw sugar.
- Melt honey in a non-stick skillet over medium heat just until it's liquidy than add almonds and sprinkle with cayenne pepper. Mix until almonds are coated. Remove from heat.
- Spread nuts in a single layer over the lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 350°F.
- Remove from oven and let almonds cool on the counter 5 minutes, then toss them in the raw sugar/salt mixture.
- Place the almonds back onto the baking sheet or on the parchment paper and let them cool completely.
How long will these and the Candied walnuts using butter last in a jar please?
HI Alison, both can be stored for at least a week at room temperature. Make sure to let them cool to room temperature and keep them covered in a low-humidity area.
A friend gave me some of these in a Christmas gift and I immediately asked for the recipe. They are so easy and delicious!
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Ann!
I sprinkled ginger powder on it as it was cooling. Yummy!
Nice one, Charlotte! Thanks for sharing that with us.
I made this today and I also sprinkled some turmeric on it,I must say it is very yummy not too sweet.Thank you for sharing this recipe
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
What If You Don’t Have Raw Almonds? What If They Are Already Just Dry Roasted??🤔🤔🤔
Hi Val, this will work best with raw almonds.
How do you recommend storing the Almonds? They are amazing!!!
Hi Ann, The almonds will last at least a week at room temp.
I can’t wait to try these recipes ! I’m making the candies walnuts and using them as an ingredient in a deconstructed salad gift. Will they store well in a jar with a lid? Thank you! Susan
Hi Susan, yes these would store well in a low humidity area in a jar. Make sure they are fully cooled before they are stored.
Awesome! I was wondering what I should do with my Almonds in the freezer and this recipe was on your site so I thought I would try it! Oh man! Incredibly simple and Delicious! Thank you again!
Perfect! I’m so glad you chose to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing that with us!
Can you use brown sugar
Hi Mia. Raw sugar works better because the crystals are larger. You won’t quite get the same effect with brown sugar.
The spicy Honey roasted Almonds were absolutely fantastic. I can’t stop eating them. A perfect amount of cayenne cause a taste explosion.
Thank you for sharing that wonderful review with us! I’m so glad you enjoyed that!
I’m so glad I found this recipe again this year! I should have known it was one of yours. I made these last year and have them away as gifts. They are amazing.The little bit of heat is perfect, and I like how they don’t clump together. Five stars!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Angie! Thank you for the wonderful review!
Loved this can use money heat
Recipe looks delish! i dont have an oven, how do i convert this recipe to pan roasted version, please?
I haven’t tested that to advise. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
Like the spicy toasted almonds. I replaced the cayenne pepper with smoked ghost chilies for an extra kick.
Thank you for sharing this with us, Phil!
Thank you Natasha! You have the best recipes!
Thank you for that wonderful compliment! & Thank you for sharing your great review!
I made thses almonds as Christmas gifts. They are delicious! I have one issue with them though. They keep sticking together. I packed in gift bags and now they are a big lump of almonds. Not a pretty sight when presenting as a gift. What did I do wrong? I followed you recipe exactly.
Hi Joan, if almonds are sticking together, I would place them in the fridge for 20-30 min and separate them afterwards.
I made these for tiny snacks around the office. It was a hit! Lots of people enjoyed them and it was the perfect amount of spice and sweetness with the honey and raw sugar. I highly recommend! Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome Annie! I’m glad to hear everyone enjoys the recipe. Thanks for sharing your fantastic review!
i added a lil bacon grease to the honey…
they were awesome!
That sounds great! Thanks for sharing Rachel!
I didn’t have parchment paper so used foil which worked out well. I had no raw sugar so used regular sugar. Nonetheless it came out really well . I even mixed walnuts in. Put a little bit more cayenne for extra kick.
Hi Anne Marie, I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for sharing your great review and tips about walnuts and extra cayenne! 🙂
Would regular sugar work? And also substituding cinnamon instead of pepper, don’t have that pepper…
Hi Tanya, the coarse sugar works best to keep the almonds from sticking. I think cinnamon would be ok to substitute 🙂
Please mention, the nuts will burn easily, so stir several times.
They will get crunchy again after cooling.
Promise!
We don’t normally stir these when they get onto the baking sheet because they bake for only 10 minutes. Are you possibly using a convection oven setting? Yes, they do harden as they cool. 🙂
Natasha;
Thank you for your beautiful blog, from the “About” to the videos so warm and genuine, all the way to the delectable recipes!
As of this morning, I have made the honeyed almond recipe 6 times in 2 weeks!
I have adjusted the recipe just a bit, using a 12 oz bag of almonds from Aldi grocery, and just over 1/8 c of honey. I also used cumin, chili powder, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg/allspice and chili pepper flakes.
This sounds like a lot, but just a dash of each! There is a perfect balance of sweet and heat- nothing overwhelming.
I also crush cinnamon, red pepper flakes and salt into the demarara sugar before tossing.
After cooling the nuts on parchment, it’s easy to break them up.
If I want to double the recipe I use the full 1/4 cup of honey with 2 bags of almonds.
For Christmas, I mixed a bag of cashews in with the almonds! DECADENT and HEALTHY! YAY!
Sounds delish! Thanks for sharing Kiersten!
Natasha, this recipe is absolutely delicious and was THE hit at a recent party I attended. It was easy to do… hardest part was getting the roasted almonds OFF the parchment. Have you tried roasting them on a Silpat silcone sheet pan liner? Or spraying PAM on the parchment?
Stephanie, thank you for such a nice review 😬. I haven’t tried other methods but Silpat silicone sheet would work great as an alternative.
Natasha, I just tried it with the Silpat sheet. It definitely released the sticky almonds better… but they’re sticky no matter. Worth the bother to coax them to let go. Thanks for the recipe!
I’m glad that helped!