Best Spiced Roasted Almonds Recipes

SPICED ROASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Toss the almonds with olive oil, salt and cayenne, and place on a baking sheet. Roast in the hot oven until they begin to crackle and smell toasty, 15 to 20 minutes. Be careful when you open the oven door because the capsicum in the cayenne is quite volatile, so avoid breathing in, and be careful of your eyes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Toss with the thyme.

ROASTED SPICED PEARS AND FIGS WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• In an ovenproof 10-inch heavy skillet toast almonds in one layer in middle of oven until golden, about 5 minutes, and transfer to a bowl.
• Halve pears lengthwise and cut each half into 3 wedges, discarding cores. Quarter figs lengthwise.
• In skillet melt sugar and butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is melted completely and remove skillet from heat. With a knife halve vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape seeds into butter mixture. With a wooden spoon stir in vanilla pod, cinnamon, allspice, pears, and figs until coated and roast in middle of oven 20 minutes, or until pears are just tender. Remove pod and with spoon stir in almonds until coated well.
• Serve fruit mixture warm with sour cream.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO COINS WITH PORT SALUTE, MARCONA ALMONDS AND BOURBON SPICED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Brush the sweet potatoes with the vegetable oil and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
• Place on a baking sheet and roast until tender and golden, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the cranberries, sugar, bourbon, red wine vinegar, pumpkin pie spice, orange zest and cardamom to a small saucepan. Stir and add 1/4 cup water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the liquid has reduced to a thick syrup, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.
• Divide the Port Salut evenly over the sweet potato coins. Top with spiced cranberries, chopped almonds and chives.