Best Ginger Glazed Almonds Recipes

Ginger-Glazed Almonds image

Yield Makes 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
2 cups whole almonds with skins (9 oz)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300°F.
Melt butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat. Add remaining ingredients except almonds and cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, then add almonds and stir until coated.
Spread almonds in a lightly oiled shallow baking pan (1 inch deep)and bake, stirring occasionally, until insides of nuts are golden (cut 1 open to test), about 25 minutes. Cool completely.

Ginger-Glazed Almonds With Dried Fruit image

Provided by StrikingEyes00

Time 40m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 1/2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon water
1 1/2 tablespoons peeled and finely grated fresh ginger
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt sea salt
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup whole blanched almonds or 1 cup natural california almonds
cooking spray
1 cup dried pears or 1 cup other dried fruit

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Melt butter in a large skillet on medium heat.
Stir in sugar, water, fresh ginger, salt, and ground ginger.
Cook until sugar dissolves.
Stir in almonds and remove from heat.
Line a baking sheet with foil and coat with cooking spray.
Spread almonds onto foil, and bake 25 to 35 minutes, stirring once, until almonds are golden (cut one open to test).
Transfer almonds on foil to a rack and cool completely.
Loosen with a spatula and combine with dried fruit.
Store mixture airtight for up to 3 days.