Sweet, salty, and spicy. These easy roasted nuts are coated with Moroccan-inspired spices and roasted until crunchy and addicting. We love these with a nice light white wine! Perfect for gifting ... or keeping.
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT45M
Total time: PT50M
Rating
4.25 stars (8 reviews)
Ingredients
1/3 cup brown sugar
1-2 tablespoons ground cumin*
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1-2 teaspoons kosher salt (to taste (I like salty so I go for 2))
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 egg white
1 pound raw almonds (about 3 cups)
Steps
Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, spices, salt, and pepper.
To another medium bowl, add the egg white. Whisk briskly until frothy, about 30 seconds. Add the almonds and toss with a wooden spoon until coated. Add the spice mix and toss until the nuts are well-coated. Spread evenly on the baking sheet.
Place in oven and bake, stirring once, until fragrant and toasted, about 45 minutes. Check at the 35 minute mark just to make sure they're not done at that point, as I have had some readers point out that the 45 minutes is too long for their ovens. Let cool completely and then serve. Nuts will keep well at room temperature in a sealed bag or jar for several days.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 /4 cup
Calories: 232 kcal
Carbohydrates: 14 g
Protein: 8 g
Fat: 18 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 147 mg
Sugar: 7 g
Reviews
Dons on 2025-12-16 (1 stars): I followed this recipe to the letter and I'm sorry to say it was a disaster... 45mintes cooking time, they were burnt! oven smoking!! waste of nuts....
I have since checked other recipe cooking times and they range from 10-20 minutes.
Really not sure why you would need to cook for 45mins??
Dirk Hansen on 2024-06-02 (5 stars): I was hankering for some spicy almonds, saw your recipe, went to the spice cab and had all the ingredients except one, almonds! Ran to the store got almonds, beer, and Bourbon. Whipped Em up. Can't wait for them to cool. Awesome recipe
Baaba on 2022-11-05 (5 stars): Delicious and addicting!
I too used only one tablespoon of cumin after trying my first batch using the full amount.
Also baked for only 35-37 minutes because the sugar was on the verge on being burnt after 40 minutes. A sweeter taste came through with the shorter baking time.
By accident I discovered that the egg white adheres to the almonds better when I took the almonds straight from the freezer. I had forgotten to take them out of the freezer and was in a hurry to get them in the oven.
Libby on 2020-12-19 (5 stars): I was going to call my Mom for her spiced nut recipe...thought I would look on my phone for a recipe and found this! Its delicious...what a nice surprise 🙂 the real test will be bringing them to Mom's!
Tina Green on 2020-12-11 (5 stars): This is an excellent recipe - thank you! I packaged them up for Christmas gifts. I only used 1/4 cup of brown sugar, and they were fantastic.
Charlotte Brooks on 2020-10-09 (4 stars): Just made my first batch, and they are delicious. I gave them four stars because of the cumin. I think the cumin comes through more than any other flavor. I used one teaspoon of salt, and that tastes fine to me. I will make these again, maybe for holiday gifts, but next time I will only use one T. of the cumin. Thanks for the recipe.
Sherry DiDomenico on 2020-10-09 (5 stars): My new favorite spiced nuts! So delicious. I had to make a few small changes. I was out of ground ginger but I always have it frozen, so I grated it finely with a micro plane and it worked beautifully. I added about a teaspoonful because I love ginger. In my second batch, I reduced the amount of cumin a little to about 1 3/4 tbsp as I felt it dominated the other spices. I was also out of parchment, so I sprayed the pan with oil and it worked fine. Thanks for the great recipe!
Mike on 2016-12-31 (4 stars): I was pleasantly surprised that I liked these. As I was mixing the spices together, I thought "oh this smells awful"... But very yummy they are! And they go well with good scotch too. :) I ended up using only half of the dry ingredient mix with 3 cups of almonds...so another easy batch is in my future. I might try a tad more cayenne next time.
