Chocolate covered almonds! We tasted some almonds like these at the grocery store, and decided to try our own recipe and make them happen at home!
I’m going to dive right into this recipe, because you are going to want to make them today! These almonds turned out so delicious! We can’t get enough of them!
Chocolate Covered Almonds Recipe
- 1 pound almonds (raw or roasted, I had a mix of both)
- 1 egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 TBL cocoa powder
- Mix egg white and vanilla with a mixer until frothy. Dump 1 pound of nuts into egg whites and mix until coated.
- In a separate bowl, combine sugar and cocoa powder. Dump sugar and cocoa powder into egg white/almond mixture and stir to combine.
- Pour almonds onto cookie sheet (sprayed with cooking spray). Cook almonds in oven at 250 degrees for 1 hour, Taking out to mix every 15 minutes.
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TJ loved them! In fact, I could barely keep him away from them while I tried to get some photos!
I mixed in some coconut for a little “Almond Joy” Snack.
For a related recipe, check out our Cinnamon Almonds. They also make a great snack and can be incorporated into trail mix as well.
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Chocolate Covered Almonds
Ingredients
- 2 cup almonds, whole
- 1 large egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 1 none cooking spray
Instructions
- Mix egg white and vanilla with a mixer until frothy. Dump 1 pound of nuts into egg whites and mix until coated.
- In a separate bowl, combine sugar and cocoa powder. Dump sugar and cocoa powder into egg white/almond mixture and stir to combine.
- Pour almonds onto cookie sheet (sprayed with cooking spray). Cook almonds in oven at 250 degrees for 1 hour, taking out to mix every 15 minutes.
