Roasted and fried almonds are one of the first recipes I learned to make from my tapas bible as a kid. I still make them to this day, but with all sorts of sweet and salty variations. This particular recipe, however, is by far my favorite. It’s yet another ridiculously simple go-to recipe that’s perfect for a warm snack. It’s perfect recipe for one or for a party, as their Spanish-inspired flavor pair well with wine, or as a salty bar-style snack to accompany beer.
While you can buy roasted almonds everywhere these days, you’ll get more for your buck when you make your own and my favorite aspect – you know exactly what’s going into them. Unfortunately, when I started tuning into ingredients labels on my quest for a more natural diet, I started to notice some bizarre and not-so-natural additives in store-bought roasted nuts. The simplicity of this recipe is not only in the steps, but in the ingredients. You’ll know every spice that goes into the flavor and I don’t use anything but olive oil for these. The fragrance of the oil and the spice blend will fill your kitchen in minutes.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole, raw almonds
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Classic Spanish Spice Blend
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl, combine almonds, oil and spice blend until almonds are fully coated.
- Spread almonds on a foil or parchment-lined baking sheet and roast in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until they have darkened. Toss almonds after 8 minutes to prevent too much browning on one side.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
Yummy! Almonds are such a healthy and tasty snack! These sound so flavorful!
Read the ingredients in the Spanish spice recipe and now I just want to go back to Spain! I can’t believe it’s been 3 years since I last had real Spanish food. Thanks for the healthy recipe!
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The easy recipes are often the best. Hope you can make it back soon!
Yum! These look so good. I love nuts but usually find I don’t enjoy almonds very much. I’ll definitely try this recipe out and see if it helps!
those look amazing! and so easy!
Definitely easy, Caroline! Thanks for reading.
Almonds – all time favorite. This looks so good. Can’t wait to try this recipe
Yum and yum!! I love almonds! I seriously can eat them by the handfuls, note not handful 😉 Never would have thought to season them like this..will be trying this recipe for sure!
I’m the same way, Clair! It’s difficult to stop at just one handful with these ones!
Oh my, I have to try these. I love roasted almonds, I’ve made one from a bar recipe that’s really good with fresh rosemary and chile, but this sounds equally fabulous. I checked out your recipe for Spanish Spice, sounds delicious. I tried to leave a comment about it, but it said comments were closed.
Cheers!
That sounds fantastic as well, Stephanie! And thanks for letting me know. Enjoy!
I have been eating more and more almonds these days since I started on the keto diet. Will have to try making them this way!
These are perfect for spicing up a keto diet! Enjoy!
This look so simple, and yet so delicious! Would love to have this at my party this weekend!
I never thought of roasting my own almonds. It’s quite easy as you show. Thanks for planting the idea in my head.
I cant wait to try this.. TGIF, What an wonderful post. Enjoyed reading.
Thanks so much Aish!
Thank you for sharing, these almonds look amazing, I have saved the recipe and I can’t wait to try them!
~xo Sheree
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YUM! This sounds like the best flavor profile!
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