Spiced Honey Roasted Almonds

These honey-roasted almonds are irresistibly delicious! The little bit of spice is subtle and surprisingly good. Make these honey almonds once and you will make them over and over.

These spicy, roasted almonds with honey and raw sugar are addictive. This recipe is the best we've tried and we think you'll agree. Easy and not too sticky.

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My hubby used up a whole bag of almonds from Costco making these spicy, roasted almonds with honey and raw sugar; I want more! We’ve tried several recipes for honey almonds.

This is a combination of many experiments. This recipe is the best we’ve tried and we think you’ll agree. Easy and not too sticky. Note: the bulk of this recipe came from the lemons and anchovies blog.

Ingredients for honey roasted almonds:

2 1/2 cups raw almonds
3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
3/4 tsp kosher salt
1/4 cup honey
1/8 cup raw sugar

How to Make the best roasted almonds:

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
1. Line a large rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper.

A baking pan lined with parchment paper

2. Mix 3/4 tsp kosher salt and 1/8 cup raw sugar.

Ingredients on the table for spiced honey roasted almonds

3. Melt honey in a non-stick skillet over medium heat just until it’s liquidy.

A saucepan with melted honey

4. Add almonds and sprinkle with cayenne pepper. Mix until almonds are coated. Remove from heat.

Two photos of almonds being glazed in honey in a saucepan

5. Spread nuts in a single layer over the lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 350°F.

A baking pan lined with parchment paper with almonds being spread on it

6. Remove from oven and let almonds cool on the counter 5 minutes, then toss them in the raw sugar/salt mixture.

Honey glazed almonds on a baking pan lined with parchment paper

Almonds in a mixing bowl with a spoon

7. Place the almonds back onto the baking sheet or on the parchment paper and let them cool completely.

These spicy, roasted almonds with honey and raw sugar are addictive. This recipe is the best we've tried and we think you'll agree. Easy and not too sticky.

Now enjoy them. I wish we hadn’t eaten them up so quickly!

These spicy, roasted almonds with honey and raw sugar are addictive. This recipe is the best we've tried and we think you'll agree. Easy and not too sticky.