Easy Cinnamon Candied Almonds

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

4.8 stars (81 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

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

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
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.
Samantha on 2025-01-10 (5 stars):
I have made these multiple times because we just can't get enough. They are sooooo good!
LisaRubio on 2024-12-23 (5 stars):
Best flavor and oh so easy to make!
Janice Henriquez on 2024-11-26 (5 stars):
My husband and I just made these and they are AMAZING!!!
Lisa Cottrell on 2024-11-17 (5 stars):
My first time making candied almonds, and they were a huge hit! This is a simple recipe with delicious results. I will definitely be making these again.
M Sopko on 2024-10-07 (5 stars):
Amazing recipe! I've made it several times, and it's a keeper! We live off grid, and times during the year we don't like to use the oven much. This recipe is for the stove top, so I liked that, but it's so good I don't have a reason to use my oven bake recipe at all! Thank you so much. 🤗
Rosy on 2024-08-29 (5 stars):
Thank for this recipe. I saw some had trouble with sugar not sticking, so I reduced the water by half and used raw Moreno cane sugar. I also used raw almonds straight outta the freezer lol. I make maple pecans, it should look like that. I also added a tsp of salt to sugar mixture before boiling. I saw early on that the cyrstals of sugar werent disolved hardly at all in the beginning so i added an extra tbsp just to make it stirrable. This water should all boil off anyway. It worked great. It stuck really well. Don't cook on too low a temp- i have an electric stove and used between medium and med high-or your nuts will get waterlogged sitting in liquid. I may try toasting them in the pan first too. Thanks again, Julia!! Way better recipe than others on the web.

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