Perfectly Salted Roasted Almonds Recipe - the BEST!

Roast your own almonds at home with this easy technique and you'll never want to buy commercial nuts again.

Prep time: PT5M

Cook time: PT15M

Total time: PT20M

Rating

4.99 stars (315 reviews)

Keywords

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Ingredients

4½ cups raw, whole almonds
1½ tablespoons HOT water
1½ teaspoons sea salt
1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil, (to taste*)
sea salt to taste

Cuisine

American

Steps

Heat oven to 375 degrees and line a large baking sheet with silicone or parchment.** Place the raw almonds in a large metal or ceramic mixing bowl (we'll be adding the hot nuts back into it, so don't use plastic).
Stir 1½ teaspoons of salt into the hot water until mostly dissolved (it hardly ever completely dissolves for me - it's okay if it doesn't). Pour over the nuts in the bowl and mix well until all are coated.
Transfer the almonds to your prepared baking sheet and spread them in a single layer.
Bake for about 8 minutes, stir well and spread back into a single layer. Bake for 6-8 minutes more, depending on how your oven cooks (Ours are usually perfect at about 15 minutes total, but your oven may vary, so may take 5-10 minutes longer). TIP: To test doneness, the nuts should be nicely browned, inside and out (you can cut one open to see if it's browned inside). Keep an eye on them, this is when they can burn quickly - but you don't want them undercooked either or they won't be crisp (once you've made them, the timing is easier).
When they are done baking, put the hot nuts back into the large bowl and pour the olive oil over them. Toss well until all the nuts are coated and then shake on some sea salt. You can taste one, but they're very hot, so be careful (I usually just like to see a bit of salt on the outsides and that seems to be enough with the original salt-water coating).
Spread the nuts out on the pan again to cool completely. The nuts will soak up the oil as they cool.***
Store in an airtight container at room temperature. These last for us for more than a month in our glass storage container (and may be more, but they're always gone by then!).

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 0.25 cup
Calories: 196 kcal
Carbohydrates: 5.9 g
Protein: 6.8 g
Fat: 17.8 g
Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
Sodium: 106 mg
Sugar: 1.5 g

Reviews

John Lieber on 2026-06-15 (5 stars):
Absolutely great recipe! I made it exactly as written, EXCEPT, I didn’t read everything fully lol. I used two pounds of raw shelled almonds which was practically two layers on my baking sheet. But I mixed them well at the eight minute mark and it was ok. Then, still not reading fully, I thought they were too soft after fifteen minutes so after oiling them and salting, I left them in the oven with the door cracked to cool off for about an hour. (Had to go to a garage sale lol). They were perfect! Best tasting almonds I’ve ever had. Thought the oil was going to be there when cooled but it completely soaked in. These were better than any store bought almonds! Thank you! Love your recipe.
Cecilia on 2026-05-28 (5 stars):
Love this recipe!
Jean on 2026-04-02 (5 stars):
So easy to make and sooooo good! My husband said they are very addicting.
Ros on 2026-03-13 (5 stars):
Having seen a dismal offering in local supermarket and knowing I had almonds (blanched) and raw cashews thought I could do better myself!! Found this recipe and tried it this morning. Brilliant. And I used olive oil and pink himalayan salt but more important I know exactly whats been used. My oven cooks hot so I could do with about 3 minutes less but this recipe is a no-brainer. So easy and SO SO SO good!!!! Thank you.
Martha on 2026-02-24 (5 stars):
Just made this recipe today using pecans. I lowered the temp to 350, and used avocado oil. Fantastic! As good as candy!
Camille on 2026-02-19 (5 stars):
I have made these a bunch as the recipe is written and they are the perfect snack! I just made these today, but I used the oil in the Chili Onion Crunch from Trader Joe’s. Chef’s kiss!!
Abbie on 2026-01-21 (5 stars):
So easy and SO delicious!
Keith McLaughlin on 2025-12-02 (5 stars):
I have made this recipe multiple times as we really like it because the roasted almonds are crunchy but not over done and we like the light salty flavor. It’s easy to make. I have used smoked paprika as a flavoring.
MDB on 2025-11-20 (5 stars):
Terrific roasted almonds! And so fast and easy to make!