Roasted almonds
It’s so easy to make your own at home
Roasted almonds: crunchy, sweet and a treat not just at Christmas.
Do something yourself more often. The roasted almonds are guaranteed to make you feel like Christmas! The video shows you step by step how you can make the delicious almonds with the authentic Christmas market aroma yourself!
Simply heavenly: Roasted almonds spread a unique, Christmassy scent from afar, which immediately gives you the right Christmas market feeling at home. If you haven’t tried roasted almonds yet, we can take your worries away: making them is really easy and worth it!
This is how it works:
You need the following for the delicious roasted almonds:
- A pack of vanilla sugar
- 30 – 40 ml water
- 250 – 300 grams of almonds
- 160 – 180 grams of sugar
- a pinch of cinnamon
Now all you have to do is put the almonds with the water, sugar and vanilla sugar in a pan (preferably with a non-stick coating, as it quickly becomes sticky) and heat it over a medium temperature while stirring. After about ten minutes, the water has evaporated and the sugar begins to caramelize and stick to the almonds. Now you have to stick with it – because the time window between “not quite finished” and “unfortunately burnt” is so short that you definitely have to keep an eye on the pan. As soon as they are crispy and brown, simply let them cool on a piece of baking paper – done! In the video you can see step by step how the almonds work best.
Roasted almonds: A classic between the fair and the Christmas market
The history of the roasted almond cannot be traced back to a specific occasion. One thing is certain: Christmas markets have existed in Germany for around 600 years. The “sales fairs” with everything that was needed for the cold winter. From the 14th century onwards, the focus was increasingly on Christmas, and little things that were intended as children’s gifts were increasingly available to buy at the stalls. And for this occasion, almonds, chestnuts and nuts were roasted at the stands and sold hot and crunchy. It didn’t take long for these nuts to caramelize when heated. The birth of the roasted almond, as it remains popular to this day – and not just at Christmas!