How to Make Candied Almonds with Cinnamon & Sugar
You find these delicious nuts at the mall or fair. Now you can make them at home and give as gifts.
Servings: 1 slow cooker full
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 Tablespoons cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 egg white
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 16 oz package whole raw almonds
Instructions
- Use at least a 4-quart slow cooker.
- Use a slow cooker bag or spray the inside of the slow cooker with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, mix the egg whites and vanilla.
- Take the almonds and put them into the bowl with the egg white mix.
- Stir until the almonds are coated thoroughly and appear wet.
- Dump the almonds into the cinnamon sugar and coat thoroughly.
- You've coated the slow cooker or put the slow cooker bag in it right?
- Dump the almonds into the slow cooker.Make sure it is on high.
- You will cook this for 2 1/2 - 3 hours, stirring every 30 minutes to keep them from burning and sticking together in clumps.
- You want the nuts crispy, but not blackened.
- About 30 minutes before they are completed, remove the cover on the crock pot, so the condensation is removed from the nuts.
- Remove from the slow cooker and place on the parchment or silicone mat.Allow to cool before placing in your containers.
- You want the nuts crispy, but not blackened.
- About 30 minutes before they are completed, remove the cover on the crock pot, so the condensation is removed from the nuts.
- Remove from the slow cooker and place on the parchment or silicone mat.
- Allow to cool before placing in your containers.