Today we’re taking almonds and a few ingredients and turning them into Traeger Sugar Roasted Almonds. This is a crowd pleaser that your family will come to request for all those great family events.
Smokey and sweet with wood-fired flavor, now that’s good stuff right there.
Yield: 1 Pound
Prep time: 10-15 Minutes Prep
Cooking time: 1 Hour
Cooling time: 2 hours
Print Recipe: Sugar Roasted Almonds on the Traeger
Ingredients
Measure Ingredient Prep Notes
1 Pound Almonds, Smokehouse
1 Cups Sugar, Cane, Granulated
2 tsp Cinnamon, Ground
½ tsp Allspice, ground
2 ea Eggs, Lg, egg white ONLY
1 tbsp Water, room temp
Prep Directions:
Be sure to buy the fully roasted smokehouse almonds
We use granulated cane sugar for a better and deeper flavor
Cooking Directions:
Load your Traeger with Reserve Blend Pellets and heat to 325˚
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the following:
Sugar, Cinnamon, Allspice, and salt
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the following:
Egg whites, water
Whisk until soft peaks start to form
Add the almonds to the egg white mixture and mix well to combine and coat the nuts with the egg whites
Add the sugar mixture to the nuts and mix well to ensure all the nuts are well coated with the sugar mixture
Spread the pecans onto a perforated grilling pan
Open the lid/cover and load the nuts into the Traeger, on the bottom grate, close the lid/cover
Keep the temperature the same during cooking to ensure consistent temp and easy recovery during cooking
After 15 minutes, open the Traeger and stir the almonds using tongs
Repeat the stirring process 3 more times or until almonds are evenly roasted and to your desired doneness
Open the lid/cover and remove the pan using tongs, towels or heat-proof gloves
Stir one last time to start the cooling down process
Place the pan onto a cooling rack and allow to cool for about 2 hours
Store in a zipper bag in a cool, dry location
Shelf life is 4 days (if they last that long)
Grills / Grill Gear Used:
Traeger Grill Various Models