It’s strange finding almonds in the laundry.
What I should say is that it’s strange that I would put almonds in my pocket, carry them around in my pocket all day, disregard my pants (most likely on the floor of my closet), finally wash the pants and find almonds in the washing machine. That’s just an odd thing to have happen.
Instead of washing almonds, I’d recommend roasting them with honey and chai spices. ย Be smarter than me.
Oh, also… you know what I’m not going to do today? ย I’m not going to hmm and haa over a bunch of pictures of nuts and honey and ground spices. ย Welcome to Just Do The Dang Thing Monday.
Love you, byeeeee!
Honey Chai Almonds
makes 3 cups
adapted from Weelicious Lunches
3 cups raw almonds
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 to 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper (depending on how spicy you like your nuts)
3 tablespoons honey
coarse sea salt for topping
Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. ย Grease the parchment paper with olive oil or cooking spray.
Place almonds on baking sheet and toast for 10 minutes.
While the almonds are in the oven, in a small bowl, toss together cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, salt, and pepper.
Remove the toasted almonds from the oven. ย Drizzle with honey and toss to coat.
Sprinkle with the spice mixture and toss well to ensure that all of the almonds have a bit of spice. Sprinkle generously with coarse sea salt. ย And heck.. drizzle with a bit more honey if you’d like.
Return to the oven and toast for 8 minutes. ย Remove from the oven and immediately trasnsfer the warm nuts to a plate to cool or jars for storage. ย The nuts will begin to harden as they cool and become difficult to remove.
Store almonds in an airtight container for up to two weeks. ย
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Haha I usually just find Chapstick in my laundry…almonds is different.
Wait, I thought it was Thursday? :) This recipe looks SOOOO good! Can’t wait to try.
Joy, you forgot to tell us all that THESE NUTS MAKE YOUR HOUSE SMELL TOTALLY RAD. Also, they snap crackle and pop while they cool. Which is fun. I’m waiting for them to stop so I can taste one/all of them.
xo
Now that is a fine way to spice up almonds. I like cardamon and pepper so I upped the two, and a little more honey – heaven in a bowl. Nuts are toast in the blink of an eye so I adjusted the oven temp to 380, checked it 5 minutes, tossed them around and gave it 2.5 more minutes. These will go a long way on the hiking trail … GORP might be running scared!
These look delicious!! I love almonds and love to use them when I bake!!
Chai and Almonds… its like two of my favourite flavours coming together to produce wonderful wonderful children! Which I will then eat. Thanks for an awesome looking recipe!
Wow! These look really really good. Thanks for sharing!
Just made these, and LOVE! I needed a new way to enjoy almonds. You really nailed this one. Thanks!!
Well here’s to just doing the dang thing.
Fantastic! I never get tired of roasted nuts. I like mine with either rosemary or spiced with bacon.
Hi there! My name is Jessica, and I run a food blog called Floptimism. Every week, I write a Weekend Wrap-Up where I share some of my favorite blog posts, recipes, and articles from the past week. I love the idea of adding chai spice to roasted almonds, and wanted to let you know that I featured this post this week. If you’re interested, I’ve left the link below. Thank you for such a fantastic recipe/idea, and I hope you have a great rest of your weekend!
https://www.floptimism.com/2013/09/weekend-wrap-up-pb-chocolate.html
just do the dang thang! ha, love it! hope your monday was great!
Guess what everyone will be getting for Christmas this year!
Yep, I want this is. Right now. I bet they make the house/laundry room smell ammaazing.
Wow I love almonds – they are a go-to snack for me that I try to keep on hand. But as fall draws near, I’m craving chai spiced anything! What a great combination and sweet treat. I can’t wait to try this recipe :) Thanks so much for sharing. You are so creative and inspiring in the kitchen – I love following along!
Always looking for new ways to enjoy nuts…. like almonds… not people :)
Oh that is totally clever! I had given up on this sort of thing since I had taken sugar out of my diet but thanks to you I have discovered that the honey version is just as delicious!!
Just discovered your kitchen tour on the kitchn and your kitchen is lovely! Looks so open and light! (Best character trait a kitchen can have I think.) The dress you wore was lovely too! So excited for your next book!!
You’re inspiring and cool. Just thought you should know.
Really excited to try this combo of flavors + roasted + warmth + nuttiness! Yum! :) thanks for the idea. Definitely manageable. And totally okay to eat them all. And be happy
There are few things better than roasted, flavored nuts! Love the idea of chai and honey; sticky, sweet, a little spice, and a whole lot of crunch. PS – miss your words!
I find all sorts of things in the washing machine. I wonder when I’m putting all these things in my pockets.
Love cardamom and honey. Sounds perfecto!
YUM! Those look amazing!!
OMG! I am not the only person who puts almonds in her pockets?! I was feeling so alone until your admission! :)
Enjoy your travels. I hope you packed some of these for the plane ride.
Excited to hear about your adventure!!!
Chai, honey & almonds in the same sentence ..YES doing this dang thing
Haha! My mom always used to use the phrase “hemming and hawing” around–as in wasting time getting to the point. No need to hem and haw when you’ve got something like honey chai almonds to share!
I *just* bought some almonds and saw this recipe and got my booty into the kitchen to make them now. Thank you for posting this one!
OBSESSED with roasted almonds! This flavor combination sounds amazing!
I have a huge bag of almonds that are just dying to be roasted! I love them plain and I salted but my boyfriend doesn’t, so this sounds perfect!
I thought I had seen every iteration of flavored roasted almonds but this one is definitely new – and perfect for fall :)
I love love love roasted almonds! So many precious childhood memories… This recipe is totally bookmarked.
I make candied nuts all of the time but I rarely add spices. I’m digging this chai idea!
Yum. These remind me of those little roasted nut carts you see at malls, festivals, etc. during the winter season. They always smell so delicious!
Yum! Everyone should roast their own almonds .. just say no to store bought.
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Welp now that’s my new favorite way of looking at Mondays – which are basically craptastick in my view. Only today I’m having just a WEIRDO Monday instead.
Just do the dang thing Monday….hahah love it!!! This is just a wonderful idea… gonna try it for sure!
these would be perfect for snacking :)
At least you didn’t leave chocolate in your pockets! I love sweet roasted almonds, these sound scrumptious.
Joy! First of all, these look delish. Second: I’ve heard you mention that you know a TON about cheese. I vote that one of your 101 classes should be some basic cheese knowledge/tips. I would LOVE to learn! :)
These look amazing, and I love “just do the dang thing Monday.”
making this tomorrow. i so appreciate the simplicity of the recipe. and the post. it fits so nicely.
Making immediately kthanksloveyabye
I love roasted almonds – definitely want to give this honey/chai recipe a try!
Mondays are hard, as we know ;-). So let’s just do the damn thing!
Do ya do ya dang THANG!
These look AMAZING. Thanks for sharing!
Amazing idea. And the perfect snack for fall. Perfection :)
Y.U.M! Love roasted almonds!
I am obsessed with roasted nuts especially the smell. I definitely need to try these. I will feel that they are slightly better for me than buying them from a street vendor!
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What a great snack, i would totally make some of these to have some in the middle of the day when i’m powerless and hungry.. Thanks for sharing dear!
I’m gonna do that dang thing!
What a fantastic little snack! I will definitely be making these this week and taking them to work to snack on! Thanks :-)
I am sooo digging these almonds! Such a fab snack :)
Yesterday, I found a package of PEZ in my pocket.
It was one of the greatest moments of my life.
Great recipe! I have almonds everywhere too, though lately walnuts too!
Looks grate!
I tried making roasted almonds with honey but they stuck together–will try it again!
Ah man these look so good. Will give these a go next weekend!
Oh yum…. The only thing I an think about is; How good would this be a almond butter? Addictive!
Honey.Chai. Mmm, I bet that combo is so good. I love this “Welcome to Just Do The Dang Thing Monday” – I am wanting to do more of that :) Or any of it. Bravo to you!
Love it. Love the idea of chai + almonds!
Honey Chai Roasted Almonds. Just Do It.
that’s way better, and more motivational to me than any sportswear.