Nashville Hot Almonds

Inspired by the famous Nashville Hot Chicken craze, these almonds will captivate your love for flavorful heat - Hot sauce/multi spice glazed whole almonds, finished with white cheddar cheese powder – bite after bite will have your tastebuds dancing; asking for more!

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

Serves: 8 - 1/4 Cup Servings

1.50 oz coconut sugar (pure, unrefined)
1.00 fl oz hot sauce (Frank's red hot)
0.10 oz cayenne pepper
0.02 habanero chili powder
0.10 oz smoked paprika
0.10 oz chili powder
0.05 oz garlic powder
8.00 oz California Almonds (whole, roasted & salted)
0.38 oz white cheddar cheese powder (fine ground)

Preparation

Place coconut sugar, hot sauce, cayenne, habanero, paprika, chili powder and garlic powder in a saucepot. Gently stir to combine and bring to a boil.
Add California Almonds, reduce heat to medium. Continuously stir almonds and seasonings/liquid for approximately 2-3 minutes, to fully coat and glaze/caramelize the almonds.
Remove glazed almonds from saucepot and transfer to a parchment lined sheet pan.
Separate the glazed almonds and allow to cool to room temperature and harden.
Place almonds in a mixing bowl. Add cheddar cheese powder and toss to evenly combine.
Place Nashville Hot Almonds in a sealed container and store at room temperature.

Did you know?

In addition to almonds being a delicious ingredient in our recipes they’re also heart healthy, gut healthy, and full of vitamins and nutrients - explore Health & Nutrition to learn more. Not only that, almond farmers are dedicated to sustainability - find out how they’re Growing Good.