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Rosemary Salted Caramelized Almonds

Recipe by: Shereen Pavlides (@CookingwithShereen)
These are great to snack on as is or scatter over a cheeseboard. Can store in a tight fitted container and place into the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients
Serves: Makes 1 cup
  • 1 teaspoon fleur de sel or sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
  • 1 cup whole roasted almonds (no broken pieces)
  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Preparation
  1. Secure a long piece of parchment paper, so it doesn’t slide, on a non-stoned surface (no marble or stone countertops, it’s too cold) or use a silpat (which is ideal).
  2. Add fleur de sel or sea salt and rosemary into a mortar and pestle and finely grind.
  3. Heat your oven to 300 degrees F.
  4. Arrange the almonds onto a small-rimmed baking sheet and warm through, about 3 to 4 minutes.
  5. Add the sugar, water and lemon juice into a 2 1/2-quart pot. Don’t stir.
  6. Bring the mixture to a rapid bubble over medium-high heat. When the bubbles are vigorously breaking the surface, about 2 to 3 minutes, gently tilt the pot to one side and insert an instant read thermometer. Once it reaches 240 degrees F, add the warmed almonds and immediately stir to coat, using a rubber spatula.
  7. Quickly remove and pour the almonds onto the prepared parchment paper or silpat and immediately pull them apart, using two forks. Once it starts to cool, which happens quickly, stop pulling and separating or it’ll cloud the candy and they won’t be shiny.
  8. Allow the salted caramelized nuts to fully cool at room temperature, several hours. Then break them apart into pieces or clutters.
Nutritional Info
Per Serving
NAME AMOUNT
Calories (kcal) 79.01
Total Fat (g) 5.81
Saturated Fat (g) 0.40
Trans Fat (g) 0
Cholesterol (mg) 0
Sodium (mg) 116.07
Total Carbohydrate (g) 7.24
Dietary Fiber (g) 1.08
Total Sugars (g) Includes 5.10g Added Sugars 5.58
Protein (g) 2.07
Vitamin E (mg) 2.36
Magnesium (mg) 28.03
Vitamin D (mcg) 0
Calcium (mg) 30.94
Iron (mg) 0.41
Potassium (mg) 77.70
Did you know?

In addition to almonds being a delicious ingredient in our recipes they’re also heart healthy, gut healthy, and full of vitamins and nutrients - explore Health & Nutrition to learn more. Not only that, almond farmers are dedicated to sustainability - find out how they’re Growing Good.