Nuts – whether they are almonds, cashews, pistachios or peanuts -you will always find these in my pantry. The ‘Mr’ loves to snack on these. So I am constantly replenishing the jars and they can never be empty because he will throw a fit. Over the years I have also acquired this habit of snacking on nuts and it has helped me tremendously to control my mid-afternoon ‘sweet’cravings. OK so we like nuts ‘as is’ …so why the need to add sugar and spice you may ask? Well since it’s the holiday season I felt like dressing them up a little. After all these poor nuts ..they need to feel special too! 🙂 But seriously, roasting the almonds enhances the nutty flavor and the spices and sugar make it so tasty that you cannot stop munching! This recipe is terrific not only as a snack anytime but is especially great at parties when you have a crowd. And these make great holiday gift items too.
Cayenne/Chilli powder and cinnamon for spice and brown sugar and honey for the sweetness. Place these nuts in an airtight container and these will be good for at least two weeks but don’t worry they will never last that long! 🙂
yumm these sound so good! I have to make them as we love almonds!
yes just dressing them up a little bit makes it interesting although we love plain almonds too! 🙂
truly crunchy.. looks great too.
-Do check out my new post on ‘by the window’ strawberry shake @ https://noodles4thoughts.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/by-the-window-strawberry-shake/ if you would like to.
thanks! yes sure will check it out!
Happy New Year! My dad loves loves snacking on nuts, this looks like a great way to change things up 🙂
thanks and Happy New Year to you too! Yes I am sure your dad will love it! 🙂
Sweet and spicy, a perfect marriage of flavors! Happy New Year!
thanks Johanne. Yes absolutely right. And Happy New year to you too! 🙂
YUM!!!!!
🙂 Happy New Year’s Elaine!
And you xx
thanks!
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mmmm this looks so very tasty! I used to make something similar, but ate too much of it…now I’m holding back for a while! 😀
ha ha, Ronit I don’t blame you for eating too much of this. I have the same problem too so I don’t make it very often! It sure is addictive and you can’t stop at one! 🙂
They look super crunchy though baked and the pics are too good Indu……
thanks Swapna. Yes these are crunchy and very addictive 🙂