Gingerbread Roasted Almonds ( Paleo, GF)
Almonds are roasted in a maple and blackstrap molasses sauce that turns into a crisp spiced candy coating
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups almonds
- 1 Tbs maple syrup
- 1 Tbs blackstrap molasses
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- a pinch of nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Evenly spread out 2 cups of almonds onto the cookie sheet and bake them for about 5 minutes.
- Remove the almonds from the oven, but keep the oven on.
- In a small bowl, mix the maple syrup, blackstrap molasses, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg.
- Put the almonds into a larger bowl and top with the maple/molasses liquid and mix until the almonds are coated.
- Evenly spread out the almonds onto the lined cookie sheet again and bake for 15 minutes.
- Let the almonds cool on the pan for several minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 1mg