Easy Cinnamon Candied Almonds are sweet, crunchy and make your house smell amazing! They can be made in less than 10 minutes and make a great snack for your next holiday party.
Prep time: PT1M
Cook time: PT9M
Total time: PT10M
Rating
4.78 stars (90 reviews)
Keywords
Easy Cinnamon Candied Almonds
Ingredients
2 teaspoons butter (for greasing the baking mat)
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 cups whole almonds
Categories
Snack
Cuisine
German
Steps
Line a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Grease the baking mat/parchment paper with 2 teaspoons butter.
In a nonstick pan, combine ½ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup water, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
Add 2 cups whole almonds. Cook and stir the mixture until the water has evaporated. It will change from liquid to syrup to a stringy consistency and then crystallize onto the almonds. Be sure to stir consistently throughout.
Pour the almonds onto the prepared baking sheet and separate them with forks or a spatula. Let cool for about 15 minutes.
Store almonds in an airtight container.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 356 kcal
Carbohydrates: 28 g
Protein: 10 g
Fat: 25 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Trans Fat: 0.1 g
Cholesterol: 4 mg
Sodium: 12 mg
Sugar: 19 g
Unsaturated Fat: 21 g
Reviews
Beth on 2026-06-28 (5 stars): I made these with smoked almonds! Yummy!
Lynn semaan on 2026-05-01 (5 stars): Delicious and so easy!
Eileen Frye on 2026-04-30 (5 stars): Brings me back to pastry school. I made the 3x recipe. So easy but must keep moving the nuts. Thank you
Donna Schott on 2026-04-25 (5 stars): I've been searching for a good Candied Almond recipe for a while now and finally found this one from Plated Cravings.
I tweaked it a little by reducing the sugar to 1/3 Cup and it worked out just fine and with a bit less guilt into the bargain!
It really was a 10 minute deal! Loved that. I'm going to try this recipe with pecans and walnuts next.
I anticipate another Yum! Thanks Julia.
Faith on 2025-12-30 (5 stars): Jillian, I use this recipe and it works great! I use raw pecans but I think roasted would still be fine. It sounds to me like your pan was just too hot. Lower the temp and continually stir. For my gas stove I started at 3 until simmering then kept my heat at 2 and lowered slightly once they started to get stringy. Hope this helps!! Best of luck:)
Jade Mogambery on 2025-12-22 (5 stars): So easy to make! Great recipe.
Ulrike on 2025-12-18 (5 stars): Absolutely delicious . Made 3 jelly jars at 4 ounces plus extra to nibble on the side . Walked by roasted almond stand at Christkindl Markt last weekend and decided I am done paying 8 dollars for a handful of roasted almonds sitting in the window for who knows how long . If I could post the picture they look just like yours . Continued stirring until gloss went away and crystalized . Thank you for posting -Frohes Fest und einen guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr aus Indianapolis IN ( USA )
Cindy on 2025-11-29 (4 stars): This is probably a stupid question but can you use cashews in place of almonds?
Thanks,
Cindy
Jillian G Pignataro on 2025-07-14 (4 stars): It did not work for me at all-- the almonds stayed glossy and the sugar/water did not crystallize. I kept the pan on medium but the sugar burned on the pan and started to smoke so perhaps I just turned it off too early (kept the almonds in for about 10 min). I also used roasted almonds. Thinking I may have made a mistake or two! Not sure what exactly went wrong.
Danielle Ferringer on 2025-06-21 (5 stars): These are so good I had to hide them.
Jeffrey Slatken on 2025-06-10 (5 stars): Love the candied almond recipe. Don't understand why it calls for butter on the parchment paper. Once done it doesn't stick. Next time I will eliminate that step
Lynne vanZonneveld on 2025-05-12 (3 stars): Needed a heavy duty non stick pan. Mine started to burn at the sticky stage. Will try again!
Glenn Lamb on 2025-04-17 (5 stars): Very easy and delicious, highly recommend. 😋😋
Brenda Brown on 2025-03-30 (5 stars): These truely are easy. And delicious.
Liz on 2025-02-25 (5 stars): Came out great! I added a bit of Chipotle powder and salt after I spread them to cut the sweet and add a spicy smoky flavor will definitely be my go to recipe
Jan on 2025-01-28 (5 stars): I think it would be helpful for it to say:
"2t. Butter, for greasing the pan"
I bet some people accidentally added it in.
It was fun to watch it change, to be syrup and then crystallize almost instantly. I loved this recipe. Thanks!!!
Alicia on 2025-01-18 (1 stars): Recipe did not work for me. Did not crystallize and got too dark in color and tasted burnt despite following instructions and cooking over medium.
Max Power on 2025-01-11 (5 stars): Love this recipe, but I found that toasting the whole tray in the oven under broil for about two minutes, really makes a good thing even better.
