Smoked Almonds Recipe

Smoked Almonds Recipe – These almonds taste like the real smokehouse almonds you buy in the store for a huge price. I made these almonds with the help of my smoker and they will be a great treat all year long!

Have you ever had those sweet and salty nuts that are served at fairs? You can smell them from miles away and that smell makes me so hungry and it smells so damn good. Another name for them is candied nuts and some recipes out there call for cups and cups of sugar. I cut back the amount to only 5 tablespoons and used vanilla and cinnamon to season the nuts. With the help of my smoker, they are even more flavorful. I’ll be snacking on these sweet nuts all Summer long. 

I know a lot of you come here for WW recipes and when I figured out the points for these I thought they weren’t very WW friendly but I did list the calorie information below.

Ingredients for Smoked Almonds

Lightly Salted Almonds

Pecan, Maple, or Apple Wood wood chips

Egg whites

Cinnamon

Vanilla

Sugar – brown or white sugar can be used

How to Make Smoked Almonds

Get your smoker ready. Set your smoker to the smoke setting and let that run for 5 minutes before turning it to 225 degrees. If your smoker doesn’t have a presmoke setting then just set the temperature to 225 degrees. Fill your smoker with wood chips.

Weigh out 16 oz of almonds on a food scale and set aside.

In a bowl beat the egg whites with a hand mixer until the egg whites are frothy. Add in vanilla and cinnamon and stir in the almonds.

Line a baking sheet with tinfoil and spread the almond mixture on top and spread the almonds around on the baking sheet. Sprinkle sugar on top of the almonds and place the sheet pan of almonds on your smoker for 1 to 2 hours.

Tips for Smoked Nuts 

Instead of sweet nuts you can make savory ones. Use seasonings such as garlic powder, rosemary, onion powder, chili powder, and liquid smoke to flavor the nuts if you don’t have a sweet tooth.

Use either applewood, maple wood, or pecan wood to make these flavorful almonds. I would not use wood like hickory or oak because those woods are used for smoking meat and are more savory in my opinion. If making savory nuts it is ok to use hickory or oak.

Don’t have a smoker? Use an oven instead

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Whisk egg whites in a separate bowl until frothy. Add in vanilla extra and cinnamon to the egg whites. Stir the almonds in the egg white mixture. Spread on a foil lined baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, until almonds are evenly browned, 1 hour.