Smoked Almonds

These delicious Smoked Almonds are the perfect way to jazz up any meal!

Since we’ve been focusing on getting more plant-based meals in our diets, I’ve been looking for simple ways to jazz things up.

You might remember when I professed my love for all things nuts in this Spicy Slow Cooker Almond Recipe. I like nuts plain, but to me, seasoning them is one of the easiest ways to take a salad or wrap from good to great.

Todays Smoked Almonds are made in the oven, but you could easily cook them in the slow cooker as I did in the other recipe.

They were a huge hit at our house – hubby called them “bacon almonds”.

Isn’t that the highest man-complement when it comes to food?

I’ll be back later this week to share a great vegan sandwich with you that I used these nuts in.

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Smoked Almonds

Adapted from Thug Kitchen

Author Wendy Polisi

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups raw almonds
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon coconut aminos
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a small bowl, combine liquid smoke, extra virgin olive oil, coconut aminos and maples syrup. Toss with almonds.
3. In a separate bowl, combine nutritional yeast, smoked paprika, garlic powder, sea salad and black pepper. Remove almonds from liquid mixture and toss well with dry mixture.
4. Spread in an even layer on the prepared baking sheet. Cook for 8 minutes. Stir and cook eight minutes more.