Glazed Almonds

Name: Glazed Almonds
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: about 1 pound.
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter, divided; 2 cups blanched whole almonds; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon salt

These glossy candy-coated almonds are almost like brittle but much easier to make. With the sweet and salty combination, it's hard to stop munching these delicious nuts.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, divided
2 cups blanched whole almonds
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

Line a baking sheet with foil. Grease the foil with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside. In a large heavy skillet, combine the almonds, sugar and remaining butter. Cook and stir over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until sugar is golden brown.
Remove from the heat; carefully stir in vanilla. Spread onto prepared baking sheet; immediately sprinkle with salt. Cool before breaking into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

2 ounce-weight: 335 calories, 24g fat (5g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 216mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 4g fiber), 8g protein.

Originally published as Glazed Almonds in Country Woman Christmas 2001

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JulMar327

Sep 6, 2014

Easy enough to do. I used a coarse salt for taste and visual appeal.
mwake

Mar 9, 2013

Nice little recipe! Quick and easy, yet very tasty!! I used coconut sugar, which is lower glycemic and has a bit of a brown sugar taste. I also used gourmet salt to finish it. Love it! Nice that you can adjust the sugar and salt to taste as well.