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Warm Spiced Almonds

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 3, 2009

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Serves 8 (Makes 2 cups)

Warm Spiced Almonds

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter 2 cups skin-on raw almonds 2 tablespoons sugar ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just simmering. Add the almonds, salt, pepper, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Toast the almonds over medium-low heat, stirring often, until fragrant and the color deepens slightly, about 8 minutes. Transfer them to a plate lined with paper towels and allow them to cool before serving. The almonds can be stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Warm Spiced Almonds

Warm Spiced Almonds

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Yield

Serves 8 (Makes 2 cups)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 cups skin-on raw almonds
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 cups skin-on raw almonds
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 cups skin-on raw almonds
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Why This Recipe Works

For our simple toasted almonds recipe, we determined that stovetop toasting over moderate heat worked best?as long as we paid close attention. Toasting dry nuts worked just fine, but adding a little olive oil to the pan galvanized their flavor and provided some traction for the seasoning to adhere to. We liked the way warm spices—cinnamon, cloves, and allspice—tasted with the nuts.

Instructions

  1. Heat the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just simmering. Add the almonds, salt, pepper, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Toast the almonds over medium-low heat, stirring often, until fragrant and the color deepens slightly, about 8 minutes. Transfer them to a plate lined with paper towels and allow them to cool before serving. The almonds can be stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

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